《Floating Color》


 Chapter 1 - Can I Touch You A Little?

    Chapter 1: Can I Touch You A Little?


    Translator: Claire.KK


    Mi Chen was carrying a makeup box with a ¡°Temporary Makeup Artist¡± work permit against her chest while standing outside a dressing room with some trepidation. When the members of the hottest idol group passed by her, the agent had already guarded them to one side and directed the makeup artists to finish up the last-minute touches for them before they went on stage.


    Mi Chen was bumped into by their clothing stylist. Her shoulder hurt badly. However, the clothing stylist was so devoting himself to the final adjustment of his star¡¯s costume that he was not paying attention to any ¡°obstacles¡±. Mi Chen could only press herself against the wall of the corridor.


    There were shouts and people running about frantically without a single pause. The sound from the front desk came from afar. This was another world. Under its thrilling fa?ade it contained the most unexpected clamor and impetuousness that was beyond the imagination of any outsider.


    The door finally opened, and Fang Chengye, a famous agent in the industry, beckoned to her. ¡°Come in! You¡¯re now in charge!¡±


    Mi Chen took a breath and went in. She told herself countless times that it was a dream. If not a dream, she could only say that it was unscientific! She didn¡¯t regard herself as a newbie but once she went back home after studying abroad, instead of being an ¡°overseas elite¡± she became a ¡°NEET¡±. Other than her roommate Miao, no one appreciated her makeup. Mi Chen also reflected by herself and she thought that maybe she was indeed a Vincent Van Gogh, and whether people would perhaps begin to appreciate her style centuries later? In any case Van Gogh made numerous sunflower pieces of high value now being copied by so many counterfeiters, but what did she have? A case of makeup which would soon expire? If she didn¡¯t try rather hard to focus on both ¡°temporary¡± and ¡°formal¡± jobs, not only could she not even be an ¡°overseas elite¡± or ¡°NEET¡± but she would soon become trash!


    As Mi Chen compared her life experience with Van Gogh, she was dragged here by Fang Chengye, that famous agent. She even wanted to do the makeup for a Best Leading Actor! This was comparable to the probability of being struck by thunder on a sunny day! She always thought that even if Juliet didn¡¯t die and had fallen in love with Hamlet, she would not have the chance to meet any Best Actor or Best Actress ¨C figures of that level.


    Mi Chen gulped and went in. This dressing room was not big. Except for Fang Chengye, there was only one man sitting quietly in front of the mirror, and only when he heard the sound of Mi Chen entering did he then begin to turn his face slowly to the side with his lips curving slightly. All other things at that moment seemed to be pulled away from her, leaving only her breath as thin as silken strings. She felt as if she must have had a hallucination after eating expired instant noodles¡­Otherwise, how could she get into the dressing room of Bai Yihan?


    Bai Yihan was the only Chinese actor who hadn¡¯t made his way to Hollywood through ¡°Oriental Martial Arts¡±. Bai Yihan was not a youth idol any more but the time which had passed had not seemed to have left a line on his face. The outline of his facial features was like a distant mountain in the mist; the closer you approached it, the more you would be surprised by its waves. Every time he raised his eyebrows and eyelids, he looked so invigorating, like someone who should only appear in a Chinese poem, and all the modern flashy glamour had long been left behind him. He already appeared so breathtaking before wearing any makeup, what more could a makeup artist do?


    ¡°Hi, I¡¯m Bai Yihan. One more hour to go and I¡¯ll be up on the stage so could you help me to do my makeup?¡± His mellow voice was like running water flowing along with the fleeing time. Maybe it was true after all that only men who had experienced a lot could bear such a temperament.


    ¡°Ah¡­ Ok¡­¡± Mi Chen hurried to him.


    ¡°Though time is a little tight, you don¡¯t have to be so tense.¡± Bai Yihan raised his head slightly and comforted her.


    ¡°Yes, Bai Yihan never needs too much modification.¡± Fang Chengye tightened his wristwatch and the displeasure on his face was obvious. ¡°This sponsor is really interesting. Even if you didn¡¯t sign to many companies just after you returned home, they don¡¯t have to go that far¡ªnot even leaving a makeup artist for you! They originally said that they¡¯d let a top makeup artist like Lin Ruyi or someone do the makeup for you. As a result of that, she was arranged to serve a pop-idol group. It¡¯s actually too late for us to bring our own makeup artist! What a joke!¡±


    ¡°Come on, I¡¯m not a female star. I¡¯m not particular about makeup.¡±


    ¡°Why not! This is your very debut after returning home! Of course you have to make a good impression on the audience! You sit here and I¡¯ll talk to the sponsor.¡± When Fang Chengye finished saying this he then strode off out of the room, leaving only Mi Chen to fiddle with her gadget on the dressing table.


    ¡°Well¡­Can I touch you a little?¡± asked Mi Chen carefully.


    There was a flash of surprise in Bai Yihan¡¯s eyes. He knew that some backstage staff would also ask the stars for autographs or to take photos together, but it was the first time he had heard someone ask for such a bold favour.


    ¡°Oh? Where do you want to touch me?¡± asked Bai Yihan in a leisurely manner, as the smile on the corner of his lips became more radiant.


    Mi Chen was immediately embarrassed and she was totally going to be misunderstood by her Adonis as a female pervert! Although she really wanted to have a good touch of him, it was definitely not the right time. She was very professional! ¡°The outline of your face. Is that ok?¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± If it was a reasonable request, it would be accepted by Bai Yihan anyhow. Facing his fans, Bai had always been very patient but he also had his own working attitude where he never appreciated any unprofessional behavior.


    Mi Chen was worried that Bai was being displeased. After all, anyone who heard such a request would feel confused.


    ¡°Well¡­People¡¯s facial features tend to be more flat than usual when they are on camera; that is, they might not be photogenic. I¡¯ve checked tonight¡¯s stage lighting effect and the images of other stars on the big screen, so I thought it might be necessary to enhance the height of your forehead and cheekbones¡­¡± Mi Chen pursed her lips. As Fang Chengye said, this was Bai Yihan¡¯s first appearance on the stage after five-years living abroad. She had seen many of his films and had been touched by them, and she also adored him madly like a teenager would with their idols. Although she was no longer a star chaser, she still wanted to do the best for him.


    Bai Yihan had associated with countless people. He could easily see through other¡¯s acting skills and ideas. This time, he saw frankness in the eyes of this small and ordinary makeup artist. ¡°Fine, go ahead and touch me then.¡± When he said the word ¡°touch¡±, he smiled empathetically.


    Mi Chen took a deep breath, feeling that her old days of admiring him madly as her idol had reversed. ¡°Be professional, Mi Chen. Though you¡¯re only an ordinary makeup artist, you have your own pride.¡±


    At first Mi Chen used the back of her index finger to estimate the depth from Bai¡¯s eyebrow bone to his eyelid and then to measure the width of his forehead and the height of his cheekbones as well. Finally she measured roughly the angle from his eyeball to his chin with a makeup brush. As Fang Chengye said, Bai Yihan¡¯s facial features were perfect and did not need any modification. What she had to do was to enhance such perfection, to display his special sophistication and refinement without any flamboyance. Generally, Mi Chen applied foundation makeup first and after that she began to mix the different color tones on the back of her hand.


    Bai Yihan slowly opened his eyes and what he saw was Mi Chen¡¯s devoted expression towards the makeup brush. ¡°Could it be that you¡¯re only gonna paint my face into white porcelain, or give me a lower eyeliner as well?¡± Bai Yihan just felt that this makeup artist was too quiet and tense, so he felt like warming up the atmosphere for her for a while.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. As a male star, your skin condition is great already. You just need to look a tiny bit more light-toned than usual. And some pop fashion like lower eyeliner is nothing but an unfitting redundancy for you.¡± Mi Chen then raised her brush and said plainly, ¡°Please close your eyes, Mr. Bai.¡±


    Bai Yihan closed his eyes with a smile. Mi Chen¡¯s voice sounded flat. It was a compliment in the eyes of ordinary people. However, Bai Yihan knew that the little girl was very serious when she said this. Feeling the brush rolling on his face, Bai Yihan had a very special feeling of being taken rather seriously. It seemed that his face was the canvas of an oil painting, and Mi Chen was the professional who was dedicated to it.


    ¡°Mr. Bai, would you please open your eyes and smile at me?¡± Mi Chen might ordinarily have shrunk away a little just now, but once she settled in she seemed to have become another person.


    Bai Yihan had been used to the solemn tone of Mi Chen. His lips were slightly pressed together. He could see his face reflected in Mi Chen¡¯s eyes. She turned her face slightly, observing him from a variety of angles, and then applied lip tint and finally filled some highlights around his chin.


    After more than forty minutes Mi Chen let out a breath and smiled. ¡°Mr. Bai, we¡¯re done.¡±


    ¡°Really? Thank you.¡±


    It never concerned Bai Yihan that his face might be painted grotesquely by others, because even the weakest makeup artist wouldn¡¯t make him ugly.


    At the same time, Fang Chengye came back. ¡°The sponsors are assholes! They told me some shit that they dare not go against the Starry Cosmo and Great Waves¡­¡±


    Fang Chengye suddenly paused, stared at Bai Yian and didn¡¯t speak a word for a long while. ¡°Gee¡­the makeup skill is so¡­¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± Bai Yihan turned his face away, saw himself in the mirror and his heart suddenly throbbed. Those lost times of his youth seemed to surge back all of a sudden and no one could stop it.


    ¡°Not¡­not okay?¡± Mi Chen gulped and felt rather nervous.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s really good. Thanks.¡±


    Bai Yihan turned around with a smile and Fang Chengye covered his chest rather melodramatically and retreated with several steps. ¡°Oh dear! Oh Dear! My heart is gonna jump out of my chest! Your original self is already so flawless and I didn¡¯t expect that this makeup artist could break though the limitations!¡±


    Mi Chen was tidying up the makeup box while chuckling quietly. She took Fang Chengye¡¯s exaggerated praise as appreciation for her work. The tension of entering the dressing room at the beginning gradually subsided and Mi Chen could finally let her breath out.


    There was a reminder from the staff outside the door. Bai Yihan should be ready for the stage. He got up, straightened his clothes and taped Mi Chen on her shoulder. ¡°Wait here. Chengye and I will treat you to dinner later.¡±


    Mi Chen smiled more happily, feeling the recognition for all her efforts. She was not so naive to take Bai Yihan¡¯s words seriously. Then the leader of the makeup team called to scold her severely. When the team leader arrived, Mi Chen had to apply makeup hurriedly for a group of backing dancers, and her ears were surrounded by the team leader¡¯s shouting and swearing. The whole public dressing room was in a big mess. Mi Chen was nervous and flustered. The room was being cooled by the air conditioner but Mi Chen¡¯s back was dripping with sweat.


    Mi Chen didn¡¯t have a single chance to go to the front of the stage to see the scene of Bai Yihan¡¯s singing. Over at the other side, at the music festival, Hong Yueying, a senior hostess, warmly introduced the mysterious singer to the audience, and after she recited a long list of popular film titles and some international awards, she then blinked and asked, ¡°Can you guess who he is?¡±


    Lin Song, her male co-host, looked down at the auditorium, thinking that what he was going to say was amusing. ¡°Well, maybe he has been away from the domestic audience for a long time, but how come there are no fans holding name boards with his name on it?¡± Hong Yueying mocked Lin Song in her heart. Even though Bai Yihan¡¯s domestic popularity was not as huge as before, he was still an extraordinary star. Moreover, if anyone domestic wanted to make their way to the international market they had to rely on Bai Yihan to introduce them to those international directors! She had to ease this situation.


    ¡°Maybe after tonight, most of our audience will call out his name involuntarily!¡± By saying this, Hong Yueying only meant to be polite to Bai Yihan and she did not expect that she had already foreseen the truth.


    The music was playing slowly. It was a movie theme song from eight years ago but most of the young people in front of the stage hadn¡¯t seen it. Fortunately, the tune had been rearranged with many modern elements and the melody was beautiful, so it was easy for others to remember. Against the light, a figure slowly came out and each step of his bore calmness and elegance filled the hearts of the audience with a touch of curiosity.

 Chapter 2 - A Tremendous Splash

    Chapter 2: A Tremendous Splash


    Translator: Claire.KK


    When the resounding singing started to be revealed like a veil being lifted, the light finally cast at the protagonist, Bai Yihan. As he nodded smilingly appearing on the large screen, the audience burst into a thrill of gasp.


    There was no deliberately contrived affection, and there was no makeup that was so delicate that even the eyelashes were well-defined on him, but everyone¡¯s heart pounded fast at the first sight of him.


    Some young girls holding their idols¡¯ name boards had forgot everything at that moment and their gaze were chasing every movement appearing on Bai Yihan¡¯s face on the big screen. The attraction Bai Yihan had to the public was totally different from that of the current young and handsome idols.


    To be honest, being on the huge screen of the music festival had been the Achilles¡¯ heel of many stars. On this screen, even a small freckle on your face would be magnified infinitely which would make you become a talk of the town or even a most talked-about topic in some tabloids, but Bai Yihan was different. He was like a dream. When he looked up and his beautiful eyelashes slowly rose, the world seemed to flow to another space.


    At that moment, People saw the depth of Bai Yihan.


    Bai Yihan was not known as a singer and he didn¡¯t attain perfection in his singing skill, nevertheless, with such a short time less than four minutes, everyone were indulging themselves in chasing his being.


    Maybe it was like what an entertainment editor wrote afterwards: Features can be modified to stand comparison, but his demeanor is unparalleled.


    Three seconds after Bai Yihan said goodbye to the audience with a free and easy wave, there was warm applause resonating in the conference hall.


    When Hong Yueying came to the stage again, it was hard for her to hide her surprise. She thought the five years for him working abroad would make Bai Yihan¡¯s face full of traces of vicissitudes, but she didn¡¯t expect him to be as elegant as ten years ago.


    The video clips of Bai Yihan¡¯s part in the music festival had been wildly spread on the Internet. The growth of click rate was amazing, and it instantly became a hot topic on Weibo.


    ¡°Are everybody all charmed? I am not surprised by that because when Our Bai, The Best Actor, just debuted, he was highly praised by all the media for being a super hottie and looked Omni-bearing on camera from any shot from all angles, absolutely immaculate!¡±


    ¡°Seems that Uncle Best Actor Bai have already captured the hearts of numerous pretty girls within only four minutes! Just a kind reminder, don¡¯t forget to support your favorite singers just because you¡¯re deeply touched by Mr. Bai!¡± Taking the opportunity to say something, Lin Song forgot not to seek attention and impress the audience.


    Hong Yueying was totally speechless. ¡®What ¡°Uncle¡±? Bai Yihan is only thirty-two and he just made his debut quite early, okay?¡¯


    It was the golden age for actors and many actors were still struggling to transfer from an eye candy to a skilled performing artist while Bai Yihan had already walked afar in this journey.


    Hong Yueying was in deep wonder how could Lin Song that dope became a host? Great Waves should take the responsibilities for pulling him out to be a host rather than letting him stick to his old career¨Csinging! Such a mess!


    Almost at the end of Lin Song¡¯s little speech, many netizens had come to comment beneath his Twitter logs to express their dissatisfaction.


    The most classic comment was from some Lolita: ¡°Come on, you¡¯re an uncle okay! Best Actor Bai is only thirty-two and you called him ¡°Uncle¡±? Are you still wrapped in a diaper?¡±


    Bai Yihan went back to the backstage and the sponsor smiled to show him in. At that time, Bai Yihan didn¡¯t know that the average audience rating of the whole music festival was 4.3%, while that of the second-half program with his appearance was as high as 4.8%. When it was replayed the next day, it soared to 6.2%.


    Bai Yihan and Fang Chengye went back to the original dressing room, but Mi Chen was gone.


    ¡°Well? Don¡¯t you wanna go back to have a rest? You¡¯ve just finished your performance and I¡¯ve already received several offers from many program groups for an interview with you! ¡±


    ¡°I promised to treat that little girl with supper.¡± Bai Yihan said with a smile.


    ¡°Ah! Yes! You have just returned home, and you are short of hands! You can hire her as your makeup artist! I didn¡¯t expect that she was really good at such a young age. And it¡¯s photogenic, much better than Lin Ruyi¡¯s dramatic Baroque style! ¡±


    Bai Yihan sat back quietly and looked at himself in the mirror. It was a wonderful feeling, as if everything in his heart was sketched on his face by her brush.


    But two hours had passed since they sat down. The musical festival had come to its end, but Mi Chen hadn¡¯t come back yet.


    Fang Chengye heaved a sigh, ¡°Maybe that little girl didn¡¯t take what you said seriously so she has already been back.¡±


    Bai Yihan remained silent and sat against the mirror with his eyes closed: ¡°Maybe another ten minutes.¡±


    The minutes had passed and Mi Chen still didn¡¯t show up.


    Bai Yihan stood up slowly and the glimmer of smile in his gaze had all gone, ¡°What¡¯s her name?¡±


    ¡°¡­I didn¡¯t ask. It was in such a hurry. I saw her carrying a makeup case so I just took her in randomly. Shall I fetch a list of the makeup artists for you?¡±


    ¡°No need. I¡¯m tired. Let¡¯s go back and get some rest.¡±


    He wanted to leave everything in the hands of Fate.


    Bai Yihan opened the door of the makeup room, and from the entrance specially arranged for stars he avoided paparazzi¡¯s monitoring and left the hall.


    And Mi Chen didn¡¯t leave the hall until 2 am.


    Outside the hall, a scooter flashed to her and Mi Chen ran towards it joyfully.


    ¡°Miao, how come you are here?¡±


    Miao threw the helmet to Mi Chen coolly, ¡°So late already and how can I let you go home alone? If there¡¯s any ¡°wolf¡± doing something to you, my conscience won¡¯t forgive me!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s late midnight! Aren¡¯t you afraid those wolves stalk you?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve reached the third dan of Taekwondo and I¡¯ll kick all the wolves¡¯ ass if any!¡±


    Mi Chen laughed aloud, threw the makeup case on her back and got on the scooter. The two laughed their way home happily in the midnight wind.


    The next day was Sunday but in the entertainment industry, there were always sleepless nights and no weekends.


    Inside an office of Starry Cosmo, a man in a tailored suit leaned on a sofa and stared at that heaven-chiseled face on TV.


    A graceful female in a fashionable outfit poured a cup of Whiskey and gave it to him, ¡°Why? Staring at Bai Yihan for so long without even a blinking? Presidnet Li, Someone who don¡¯t know it better would think you¡¯ve become gay!¡±


    Li Rui took the cup, gave it a slight swirl and listened to the tinkering sound of the ice knocking the glass.


    ¡°I thought that even if Bai Yihan came back, he wouldn¡¯t pick up any steam. Good-looking actors are numerous; in addition, he had been out of the sight of the domestic industry for so long; thus, I doubted that there would be many people who still buy it. Who knows that he really makes a tremendous splash?


    Li Rui flicked the report in his hand and leaned back. As a senior director of Starry Cosmo, he had developed a lot of potential new talents, made numerous stars famous and even signed a lot of heavyweights. He was never wrong about telling who had the potential and who had the market. But this time, for Bai Yihan, he really made a mistake.


    The woman next to Li Rui was Ann Yan, the director of Public Relations Department of Starry Cosmo. She glanced at the report and became slightly stunned.


    The major media were competing to report the news about Bai Yihan, whether it was about the scandals domestically in the past or the achievements in Hollywood in recent years. The movie channel began to rebroadcast his works. As long as the news was about Bai Yihan, the click-through rate was crazily high and made people feel that it wasn¡¯t normal. His name was still hanging on the hot topic ranking list of Weibo; what¡¯s more, many domestic high-end fashion magazines had planned to create theme columns for him, and the forum which had been silent for many years had become active again.


    Bai Yihan had not signed a contract with any company in China, so it was not possible for him to do such full coverage publicity.


    Only when Ann Yan¡¯s eyes turned to the man on TV, she suddenly understood.


    Bai Yihan¡¯s appearance was outstanding by itself. Even in the current situation where good-looking guys were flooding, it was still difficult to find a single one to compete with him. And everyone sensible knew that what those ¡°pretty boys¡± who were packaged by entertainment companies lacked substance. Bai Yihan didn¡¯t return home till years later. His appearance was very fresh for the young generation, and he had one thing that the current pop-idols did not have, that was, experience and temperament¡ªwhich required time to polish; and Bai Yihan had been polished to his perfection.


    Ann Yan stared at Bai Yihan for a long time and then squinted, ¡°Do you think, Bai Yihan has worn any makeup? I couldn¡¯t find much traces¡­but without any makeups, a human¡¯s features couldn¡¯t look so pronounced!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± Li Rui didn¡¯t really care what Ann Yan said, ¡°But when Bai left home, I saw him once. He is rather good-looking. I think except Li Junmo, no other male star is his match so far.¡±


    ¡°The¡­the sponsor of the musical festival couldn¡¯t spend that much inviting Lin Runan, could they?¡±


    ¡°Lin Runan?¡± This name sounded kind of familiar to Li Rui but it took him a long while to recall, ¡°Lin Ruian, ¡°the Sculptor¡± in the fashion circle?¡±


    ¡°Yea, such a style without obvious makeup traces but adding brilliance to cleat-cut features are nothing less than Lin Runan¡¯s skill of shadow-stain! I remember that he should now be supporting fashion master Bruin for taking a curtain call in Paris!¡±


    ¡°Shadow-stain? How does it work?¡± Li Rui frowned. Although he heard of the name Lin Runan because he must be somebody to get his name known in this circle. But as a man, Li Rui had no interest in makeups or cosmetics at all.


    ¡°Lin Runan¡¯s make-up skills are very special. Instead of using particularly obvious lines, he applies light and shadow. He will make complements according to facial features and skeleton. He once said that a makeup artist is not a plastic surgeon. He can¡¯t paint Quasimodo into Mona Lisa, but he can help show the most beautiful part of a person¡¯s facial features in the most prominent way.¡± Ann Yan got up and came to the TV set, looking at Bai Yihan¡¯s face carefully. ¡°You see, because the lights in the music festival are casted from top to bottom, which will light up a person¡¯s face and make his facial features more flat than usual. For example, the singer after Bai Yihan, Shen Liuyu, almost relies all on the eyeliner to highlight the outline of her eyes, and the shadow on the nose bridge looks too heavy under the light. But look at Bai¡¯s eye sockets and nasal bone, they are still quite pronounced.


    Li Rui nodded, ¡°But You also said it was impossible that Lin Runan came to support it.¡±


    Ann Yan folded her arms, ¡°So I want to know badly that who did the makeup for Bai Yihan. Anyone who can benefit our Starry Cosmo, we may not leave them to others.¡±


    Li Rui clapped his hands, ¡°You¡¯ve actually noticed such details and that¡¯s why you can succeed while any other women couldn¡¯t.¡±

 Chapter 3 - The Third Realm

    Ann Yan smiled, ¡°Last year, I was lucky to see Lin Runan at London Fashion week. I saw him apply makeup for the model of the main bout on the spot. Otherwise, his makeup technique wouldn¡¯t come across to my mind.¡±


    ¡°Then my problems are more unpleasant. The board of directors asked us to find a way to sign Bai Yihan.


    ¡°But as an old saying goes, ¡®A great man cannot brook a rival¡¯. We have already had Li Mojun and I¡¯m afraid that Bai Yihan wouldn¡¯t be willing to join us.¡±


    ¡°Luckily that Bai Yihan¡¯s main arena is in the big screen and our advantages in film are incomparable.¡±


    On Monday morning, Mi Chen received a text message that the payment of being a temporary makeup artist at the music festival had been wired to her account! Although it was merely 800 yuan, Mi Chen felt like kissing the phone screen.


    If the music festival was a dream, Monday was a reminder of the cruel reality. Mi Chen returned to the photo studio where she worked. Although she came back from abroad, she did not have any relevant work experience, so instead of being an ¡°overseas elite¡±, she became a ¡°NEET¡±.


    Even her best friend Meow tried to persuade her, ¡°Why don¡¯t you just say that you have done makeup for a fashion magazine or you have done some chores in a fashion week. Will the employer really call the overseas companies to confirm it?¡±


    But Mi Chen was not a good liar, and she didn¡¯t feel comfortable about it. So Meow could only sigh, ¡°When you have been in this society for a long time, and become more artful, you¡¯ll no longer regard boasting as boasting itself.¡±


    Mi Chen was not a popular makeup artist among customers in the photo studio. The reason was very simple that Mi Chen was not like other makeup artists who preferred using deep eye liner and bright colors to present an exaggerated effect so that after the ¡°painting¡±, most of the customers would not recognize themselves. Most of the customers¡¯ taste tended to be traditional, and by no means could they appreciate the ¡°realism technique¡± of Mi Chen. A couple of days ago, a bride-to-be even lost her temper to Mi Chen!


    The owner of the studio was so angry that he scolded Mi Chen mercilessly, ¡°Have you really graduated from makeup school! Someone studying abroad turns out to be like that?!¡±


    Some other artists said c as well, ¡°Maybe because foreigners¡¯ nose were different from ours, that¡¯s why our overseas makeup artists can¡¯t do her best!¡±


    The owner of the studio was about to let Mi Chen go when several days ago, some couples came to pick up their photos and they were surprised to find that though Mi Chen didn¡¯t paint them too much that ¡°even their moms fail to recognize them¡±, they looked rather photogenic. There were two couples who actually appreciated that kind of style¡ª ¡°I¡¯m still myself but my better self¡± vey much so they bought all the photos.


    The owner then started to consider that maybe he should let Mi Chen stay but resort to another way of promotion.


    Because of the promotion of the studio these days, there were several times more people coming to take photos than usual. Mi Chen was so tired that she didn¡¯t even eat lunch. Some newlyweds who came to take photos were also picky and some of them had lost their tempers at her directly.


    Countless times Mi Chen wanted to turn the make-up case upside down on these people¡¯s heads. She didn¡¯t understand why those people liked to paint themselves as a member of Visual Rock or a colorful parrot. But it was impossible to expect all people in the world to agree with her. According to Meow, if she couldn¡¯t change the world she could only change herself. She had no choice but to give up the makeup skills she had learned in France and returned to the most popularly-accepted level.


    As expected, customers¡¯ impatience and anger became subsided.


    Mi Chen didn¡¯t leave work till nine o¡¯ clock. She was so worn out that she was almost closing her eyes and swayed her way home.


    When she opened the door, a very strong instant noodles¡¯ smell came to her. Meow raised her head, took off her top and didn¡¯t put on any pajamas for she hadn¡¯t taken a shower, sitting in front of the table with a sort of gallantry. It seemed that Meow had worked overtime as well.


    The smell of food made Mi Chen¡¯s stomach start rumbling. She quickly went to Meow and found that the last bite was already in Meow¡¯s mouth.


    ¡°Hey¡ªhow could you! You don¡¯t even leave me a bit!¡±


    Meow¡¯s mouth is full of noodles and she said blurrily, ¡°How could I know that you haven¡¯t eaten anything! Or do you want me to throw it up for you!¡±


    Mi Chen was encouraged and she seized Meow by her throat and said, ¡°Good, then throw it up! Throw it up!¡±


    Meow had no intention of losing so she squeezed the last bite of noodles into her stomach.


    Mi Chen had no option but to loosen her up and looked for their storage cupboard. When she opened it, she found nothing but disappointment.


    ¡°I¡¯m gonna die of hunger because of you¡­¡± Mi Chen collapsed on the chair feebly.


    Her legs were puffed for she stood there at work for so long and she had no strength to buy stuff downstairs.


    Meow felt kind of guilty and she then sparkled, ¡°I say! There are some QQ noodles in the fridge! I¡¯ll cook them for you!¡±


    ¡°What are you gonna cook it with? Soy sauce¡­¡±


    ¡°Hey! Don¡¯t we still have the instant noodles¡¯ soup? It smells great!¡±


    ¡°Okay! Instant noodles¡¯ soup it is!¡± Mi Chen gave a like for Meow¡¯s wit!


    Back to junior high, they were eating one ice lolly together so Mi Chen didn¡¯t mind if the soup was the left-over of Meow¡¯s at all!


    She crashed by collapsing like that in the sofa until the cooked QQ noodles with instant noodles¡¯ soup was ready, and Meow pulled Mi Chen to the table.


    ¡°Meow! You¡¯re the best and you cracked an egg in it! But when was it bought?¡±


    ¡°Well, maybe¡­last month¡­¡±


    ¡°Good, lemme have a taste to see if it¡¯s off or not!¡±


    Mi Chen scooped the egg to her mouth and smiled happily, ¡°It¡¯s a good egg!¡±


    ¡°Good people deserve good eggs! Even God spared an egg for your nourishment.¡±


    Meow sat cross-legged beside Mi Chen, turned on the TV, and constantly changed channels, but then stopped right on the replay of the music festival. With her arms folded, Meow expressed her appreciation and sighed, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen him for many years. The charm of Bai Yihan has been soaring! Those boiled-chicken-like pop-idols have a Pacific Ocean¡¯s distance to catch up with him!¡±


    Hearing the name of ¡°Bai Yihan¡±, Mi Chen turned away. She was different from those little girls who simply appreciated beautiful men. The makeup of Bai was done by her and what she was worried about was whether she had any mistakes in every shadow and highlight.


    Bai Yihan was perfect, being perfect but not like a motionless specimen. Each time he raised his eyebrows and each moment his lips lightly pursed, he looked profound and sophisticated. The moment when all the hot pursuing gaze hit the tip of his nose, his fragrance and elegance couldn¡¯t be stopped but flow along.


    ¡°I¡¯ve seen this video many times.¡± Meow didn¡¯t even blink.


    Mi Chen kicked Meow a couple of times under the table, ¡°I didn¡¯t recall that you chase stars as well!¡±


    ¡°This is nothing to do with chasing stars. I¡¯m just simply appreciating Bai Yihan. Mr. Bai has reached another realm.¡± Meow pulled on a serious face like a senior entertainment commentator.


    ¡°What?¡± Mi Chen gave a good slurp of the noodles ¨C it¡¯s so chewy and smooth! Fab!


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you heard of the three realms of Zen Mind? First, ¡°seeing the mountains as the mountains¡±. Like those idol stars with queer black eyeliners, and those young girls who are fascinated by them and couldn¡¯t stop themselves, but they are all superficial. ¡®Form itself is Emptiness; Emptiness itself is Form¡¯. Secondly, ¡°to see the mountains not like mountains¡±. The representative figures like Meng Chuan and Shi Jing who had finally broken away from the merely halos of pop-idols and finally entered the school of skilled actors. In addition to their faces, they have something more in their heads. And the last one is the highest level of cultivation, that is ¡°to see the mountains as mountains again¡±, which is a kind of return. For example, Bai Yihan and others like Li Mojun are beautiful men rarely seen in decades, but what you see in them is not only appearance and skill, but also experience. Whatever they do, it¡¯s easy for the audience to get into the role. ¡±


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t tell that you have such high reviews to Bai Yihan! And as for all those Zen three realms thing, where did you pick it up? From the gossip of your colleagues?¡±


    ¡°That entertainment magazine in the toilet.¡±


    ¡°Fetch it to me to have a look?¡± Mi Chen wanted to know what the entertainment industry commented on Bai Yihan.


    Meow gave her a smirk, ¡°Well, the toilet roll has run out¡­so I ripped the page¡­¡±


    ¡°Come on! You used Bai Yihan¡¯s face to wipe¡­?¡±


    ¡°This should be the honor of Mr. Bai as well!¡± Meow said cockily.


    ¡°You bought toilet rolls yet?¡±


    ¡°I forgot. I¡¯ll get them tomorrow.¡± Meow seemed not to trouble herself about it and yawned.


    ¡°What about me then? Am I gonna go to the toilet or not!¡±


    ¡°I spared half of the magazine to you! With Li Mojun¡¯s face on it!¡±


    Luckily Mi Chen had finished her noodles or she would lost her appetite for sure.


    After she ate up her QQ noodles, it was already past ten o¡¯clock. Both of them were dizzy and sleepy and no one was willingly to move.


    ¡°Meow, can you do the washes¡­I couldn¡¯t move literally¡­¡±


    ¡°Then leave them for tomorrow¡­anyway we don¡¯t have to cook another pack of noodles tonight.¡±


    At the moment, the doorbell rang. Neither Meow nor Mi Chen wanted to get up. They kicked each other for rounds and finally Meow got up, wrapped herself in a coat and came to the door.


    ¡°Who is it?¡± Meow was thinking that could it be that the toilet leaked and it caused trouble to the downstairs.


    ¡°Is Miss Mi Chen here?¡±


    Meow looked through the peep hole, only to see a woman wearing a high-end suit with a branded bag in her hand. Her hair was adjusted to the left like a big wave, and her lips are tinted orange. And behind this woman, followed by another woman with a bun hairdo who seemed like a secretary.


    ¡°Hey! Mi Chen! Get up! Someone is looking for you!¡±


    ¡°So late and who¡¯s wanting me¡­¡± Mi Chen didn¡¯t seem to move a bit.


    Meow then picked her up and pushed her to the door, ¡°See it by yourself!¡±


    Mi Chen rubbed her eyes, looked from the peep hole, and saw a Saint Laurent limited-edition handbag in the woman¡¯s hand, and the lipstick applied on her lips should be the Chanel collector¡¯s edition.


    Mi Chen suddenly woke up. Although she had returned home, she had been living in France with her mother for more than two years. What luxury brand would she not recognize?


    ¡°May I ask why you¡¯re looking for Mi Chen?¡±


    The woman outside smiled, ¡°Are you Mi Chen? I¡¯m Ann Yan, the Director of Public Relations Department of Starry Cosmo. I know that it was you who did that makeup for Bai Yihan in the music festival and we are very interested in you, so I come to see you specially. ¡±


    She only said that she came here to have a look, but the real intention was not made clear.


    Meow opened her eyes and looked at Mi Chen: ¡°No way! When did you do makeup for Bai Yihan? Could it be that they are frauds¡­those standing outside?¡±

 Chapter 4 - Limited Space vs. Vast Sky

    Mi Chen took a deep breath answering, ¡°I don¡¯t think the PR director of Starry Cosmo would come to visit me at midnight¡­¡±


    Waiting outside the door, Ann Yan burst into laughter uttering, ¡°Firstly, I¡¯m too busy. I don¡¯t have any free time to meet you except midnight. Secondly, if I come earlier, you should still be working in the photographic studio. Do you want me to interrupt you when you are busy with your work?¡±


    Meanwhile, Meow slightly pulled Mi Chen¡¯s sleeve warning, ¡°It¡¯s too late now; we¡¯d better not open the door for strangers!¡±


    Mi Chen just felt the same way.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯m really too tired and I¡¯m going to sleep now! Miss. Ann, let¡¯s talk about it some other day!¡±


    Ann Yan didn¡¯t get mad; instead, she simply touched her hair and said with a smile on her face, ¡°Mi Chen, you are twenty four years old. Your mother is artistic director of KMN, the well-known international luxury brand, so you have been living in New York, Milan and Paris with your mother for a long time. You only spent three years studying in a domestic middle school. At age of nineteen, you was admitted to MAKE UP FOR EVER ACADEMY, the so called ¡°Harvard in Cosmetic Circle¡±. Unfortunately, the academy is not famous in our country. Two years ago, your mother and her boyfriend died in an accident while they were traveling. Then you chose to go back from America. Am I right, Michelle?¡±


    Mi Chen took two steps backwards in surprise. ¡°How¡­ How could you know all these things?¡±


    ¡°Because I¡¯m the head of PR department of Starry Cosmo. I can get all information as long as I want. So, please open the door now. It¡¯s not polite to keep a guest outside the door.¡±


    Mi Chen hesitated for a while and finally opened the door.


    Ann Yan entered the room, keeping a mannerly smile on her face. But when she smelt the instant noodles, she couldn¡¯t help knitting her eyebrows.


    The living room was totally a mess. On the sofa heaped so many clothes which hadn¡¯t been washed in time. Ann Yan looked around, only finding that there was no place for her to sit. Her assistant, who walked after her, quickly got a chair for her.


    Meow immediately took away all the dirty clothes on the sofa and removed the stockpot into their kitchen. Finishing washing the stockpot, she nervously leaned on the door of the kitchen, trying to know what Ann Yan would say later.


    ¡°I¡¯m just surprised. Why don¡¯t you tell who your mother is? If you tell it out, I believe all large magazines and even photographic companies will be willing to hire you. By the way, do you think your style is suitable in an ordinary photographic studio?¡± Ann Yan crossed her legs, leisurely waiting for a response from Mi Chen.


    ¡°My mother don¡¯t want me to rely on her reputation.¡±


    Mentioning her mother made Mi Chen feel painful in her heart. She was a woman who pursuit love all her life. But true love relentlessly passed her again and again. When she finally thought that she had found the right person with whom she could spend her life, she went travelling around the world with him. Unexpectedly, Mi Chen was called to claim her mother¡¯s remains in Baghdad several days later.


    ¡°All right.¡± Ann Yan took a breath and kept her words, ¡°Those people who are unwilling to take advantage of their parents¡¯ reputation are always confident in their capability. Let me introduce my assistant, Ai Li. To be honest, I¡¯m always not so satisfied with her makeup. It looks so stuffy and not energetic enough. I can give you forty minutes to change it. If you did a good job, I will formally invite you to join our company. Though it¡¯s not a fashion magazine, we are still pretty close to fashion. Starry Cosmo is a dreamy platform for all cosmeticians. If you can make me satisfied, I will promise you a suitable start.¡±


    Meow got gradually excited while hearing their conversation secretly, shouting loudly in her heart, ¡°Accept it! Accept it!¡±


    It never occurred to Mi Chen that Ann Yan would send her an invitation. But she still kept herself calm replying in a peaceful voice, ¡°Are you sure you are not going to make use of my mother¡¯s reputation?¡±


    Ann Yan shook her head and said confidently, ¡°I¡¯m the PR director of Starry Cosmo. I knew the public thought well. It¡¯s true that your mother is famous in the international fashion world, but she is an oriental and has not been regarded as a master yet. Only a few people know her in our country. Furthermore, taking advantage of a departed is not a good choice for us as other companies of our field will attack us for that. The public will also be averse to this kind of behaviour. I¡¯m not so stupid. And you are not equal to say these words in front of me because I haven¡¯t decided to hire you by now.¡±


    Her assistant who called Ai Li then walked up to Mi Chen, taking off her black-rimmed glasses. In front of Mi Chen was a smart face. Her makeup gave people a sense of coldness, making people keep her at a respectful distance.


    ¡°Okay, I accept your challenge.¡±


    Mi Chen still remembered the day when she put makeup on Bai Yihan. She had come back for a long time but it was the first time that she had felt that her brushes came into life again. She set her mind at ease, sparing no efforts to make Bai Yihan perfect. If it could be true, Mi Chen hoped that she could keep this kind of state all the time.


    The invitation from Ann Yan really sounded appealing.


    ¡°Let¡¯s remove your makeup first,¡± said Mi Chen in a soft voice.


    Ai Li slightly nodded and went to the washroom. When she left, Mi Chen quickly took out her desk lamp, adjusted the light and put all the cosmetics that she often used in order.


    As Ai Li returned, the countdown had begun and there was only forty minutes left for Mi Chen.


    Mi Chen didn¡¯t hurriedly begin her work. She closely observed Ai Li¡¯s face from different directions, touching her brow ridge to feel its line with her fingers. Then she spent ten minutes measuring the angle between the corners of her eyes and her mouth. Then she began to put on foundation for her.


    Ai Li was more like a robot. She kept the gesture that Mi Chen told her to make in the following thirty minutes.


    And Ann Yan sat at the seat, staring at Mi Chen putting on the makeup. At that moment, Mi Chen looked like a patient artist, creating shadows and lights on Ai Li¡¯s face step by step.


    It was until the last minute that Mi Chen put down the cosmetic box and the brush in her hand. She loosened Ai Li¡¯s hair for her. With the black wavy hair falling, Ai Li slightly opened her eyes.


    ¡°Good job. Time is just over now.¡±


    Ann Yan slowly raised up and walked to Ai Li. With folded arms, Ann Yan kept silent for a long time.


    Mi Chen stood aside quietly too, while Meow was going to fall asleep in the kitchen.


    ¡°You come to the twelfth floor of our company to look for Director Kang tomorrow. He will sign the contract with you. I hope you can spare no efforts to do your job well in Starry Cosmo. You will start as an ordinary cosmetician and I will follow my words to hide all information about your mother in front the others. No people could get a high position only because of their parents in our company.¡±


    Finishing her words, Ann Yan walked to the doorway and left directly.


    Meow, who was in kitchen at first, rushed out and held Mi Chen tightly with her arms saying, ¡°Mimi! You have a new job now! You are not the bullied cosmetician in a terrible photographic studio anymore. It¡¯s Starry Cosmo! You will work for those good-looking people! Pinch me now! Am I dreaming?¡±


    ¡°It should be my dream rather than yours even if it¡¯s really a dream!¡± replied Mi Chen with a big smile.


    Ann Yan went downstairs, lighting a cigarette, with the wind blowing through.


    Ai Li walked after her with her eyebrows knitted and then said, ¡°She was just a cosmetician. Though her mother was eminent and famous, the leader of the signed cosmetician group can actually do the work for you.¡±


    Ann Yan burst out laughing, shrugging her shoulders. She petted Ai Li¡¯s shoulder with her fingers and then said, ¡°You think too simply, Ai Li. Don¡¯t you know people will treat their peers unfairly? Starry Cosmo is not an ordinary company. Plot filled every inch of the place. Anyway, I really like your makeup now.¡±


    Ai Li raised her eyebrows. She hadn¡¯t seen her face after the makeup was finished.


    Ann Yan took the last drag on her cigarette and got on her car.


    The dark black luxury car ran on a cold, silent road, and the light of the street lamps was broken into pieces as it passed by.


    The clean, black window reflected Ai Li¡¯s face. As soon as she saw it, Ai Li got stunned.


    Was she the charming girl reflected on the window?


    Neither her facial features nor face outline had changed a bit.


    However, her face was extremely attractive in the darkness of the night, making people have a special feeling in their heart as long as they saw it. They would be addicted to it if they couldn¡¯t control themselves well.


    At that time, Ai Li not only looked as smart as an elite, but also seemed to be quite tender. All people would like to trust her.


    Ann Yan noticed that Ai Li was gazing at her reflection on the window, a smile appearing on her face.


    Then she made a call, lying against the window of the car with her eyes closed. ¡°Run¡¯an, she was really an excellent student of you. Her gesture of putting on makeup for others was just the same as yours.¡±


    The voice of the other side of the phone sounded peaceful.


    ¡°She didn¡¯t tell anyone else and just went back. I have been trying to get some information about her for so long. If you didn¡¯t tell me that someone used the similar technique with me, I would still have no idea where she is now.¡±


    ¡°Your excellent student has a strong sense of self-respect. She is not willing to tell out who her mother is or the fact that her teacher is you. It will be hard for her to be successful at home.


    ¡°She didn¡¯t mention me because she didn¡¯t want to be my shadow any more. She always wants to have her own sky and I¡¯m in for her too. I really hope that you could give her the chance.¡±


    ¡°Run¡¯an, do you know what your tone sounds like when you talk about Mi Chen?¡± questioned Ann Yan smilingly.


    ¡°Like she is my daughter?¡±


    ¡°Actually, you sounds like a gentle man, holding a generous attitude to his beloved who is looking forward to experience the outside world. You know that your limited space can¡¯t retain her. But you are confident that she will come right back to you as long as she experiences all those things and becomes mature.¡±


    ¡°I watch her grow up.¡±


    ¡°Well, well¡­ You watch her grow up but I don¡¯t. I can only tell you Starry Cosmo was just like a coin that has two sides. It provides people with a number of opportunities but it¡¯s also as dark as the hell. Besides, happy divorce!¡±


    Finishing her words, Ann Yan directly hanged up.


    ¡°Ai Li, what kind of position do you think I should give Mi Chen?¡±


    ¡°How about cosmetician for new comers? Especially those new stars that our company is going to support.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Ann Yan turned around and averted her eyes to Ai Li.


    ¡°These new comers are not recognized, so our company will not spend too much money on them. Mi Chen¡¯s cosmetic method could make them look pretty natural. People like natural, pretty boys and girls now. Mi Chen can work for them, and after that, we can send them to some low cost entertainment programs or living programs. I believe the result must be satisfying.¡±


    ¡°As you said, Mi Chen would be a master to create stars. What do you think director Li should do in this case?¡±


    ¡°Though Mi Chen is talented, it¡¯s our company that gives these new stars chances to show up.¡±


    Ann Yan touched her chin, and her smile got more meaningful.

 Chapter 5 - The First Day in Starry Cosmo

    The next day, Mi Chen took Meow¡¯s advice that she couldn¡¯t quit her job in the photographic studio before she made sure that she was really admitted to Starry Cosmo. Mi Chen went to her boss and asked for a leave, saying that her father had been sent into hospital and was going to die. It was easy for Mi Chen to tell such a simple lie.


    According to her mother, her father had affairs with other woman when her mother was pregnant. So they got divorced with each other soon. Several years ago, her father died of cerebral hemorrhage and Mi Chen just thought that he might be bored with his rich life.


    Mi Chen even couldn¡¯t remember her father¡¯s face. She just followed her mother and left a white rose in his funeral.


    The boss of the photographic studio grumbled about this, but he still approved her request. He was clear that if he refused it in this kind of situation, he would be abused for coldness severely.


    Mi Chen found out her formal suit and was dressed like a graduate who had just left university and went to take part in an interview.


    ¡°Meow, how do I look?¡±


    Meow was busy brushing her eyelashes. She even didn¡¯t raise her head a bit answering, ¡°Great! You really look like a vulnerable newbie!¡±


    ¡°Come on!¡± Mi Chen got a bit mad at her words.


    However, Meow just turned around her head begging, ¡°My dear, come to help me brush my eyelashes. I also want to enjoy the same treatment with Bai Yihan, king of the silver screen!¡±


    Mi Chen really wanted to hit her badly. But she cooled down as soon as she saw the terrible work that Meow had made on her eyelashes.


    Their appointed time was ten o¡¯clock and Mi Chen came half an hour earlier. It was nine thirty when she arrived at the building of Starry Cosmo.


    The guard did his duty and stopped her, warning, ¡°No admittance except on business. Only staff and invited media could come in.¡±


    Mi Chen quickly took out the card the Ann Yan gave her. The guard then asked the workers of the reception to make sure if there was a new comer today. After a while, Mi Chen eventually came in.


    She took a deep breath and her palms had already got wet with sweats. As the door of the elevator opened, she walked in with several workers who was talking something happily.


    It was until this moment that Mi Chen found almost all workers wore casually except the receptionists. They just wore their own clothes, casually or fashionably. Some of them also wore suits but they were not so formal as hers.


    She was the only person who wore a simple solid white Shirt and a standard skirt.


    ¡°Hey, are you the new administration staff?¡± asked a young man in the elevator. He wore a silver blazer as well as a pair of jeans.


    ¡°Hum, no¡­ I¡¯m a cosmetician¡­¡±


    ¡°Cosmetician?¡± A tall girl who had a lot of makeup on and wore a pair of harem pants burst into laughter as soon as she heard the response. ¡°Your dress only makes me think that you come here to make coffee and deliver documents. Are you sure you can do your work in this set of clothes?¡±


    Mi Chen lowered her head. Meow was right. She was just like a newbie now.


    They laughed and whispered to each other in a low voice.


    ¡°Maybe she just graduates from university and applies for a temporary cosmetician.¡±


    ¡°She would like to be a life assistant of an infamous star.¡±


    The elevator suddenly stopped when it reached the tenth floor. As they saw the man who was standing in front of the elevator, the two young women quickly changed their face and greeted respectfully.


    ¡°President Li.¡±


    Mi Chen didn¡¯t know Li Rui at all. But she had received a strong sense of pressure as she saw the man in a dark suit. His eyebrows were knitted and his nose bone made him look cold too.


    ¡°Hum.¡± Li Rui walked into the elevator.


    Mi Chen subconsciously moved to the corner to protect herself from being noticed.


    Someone then followed Li Rui and came in, after which the two young women instantly changed their voice.


    ¡°Wow! Bai Yihan, the best actor!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s really him!¡±


    Bai Yihan? Mi Chen raised her head as soon as she heard the name.


    Bai Yihan happened to turn around and look into Mi Chen¡¯s eyes. He got a bit surprised for a while, an attractive smile curving his thin lips.


    ¡°How could you be here?¡±


    The space was not so big but Bai Yihan still walked up to Mi Chen and leaned against the wall shoulder to shoulder with her, saying, ¡°Do you remember we had an assignment that day? I invited you to have a late supper with me. And I had been waiting you for a long time.¡±


    The two young women couldn¡¯t help opening their mouths so wide that an egg could even be put in it. Even Li Rui turned around and averted his eyes to the girl who was wearing an ugly suit and was not easy to be noticed.


    All people in the entertainment circle knew the news of Bai Yihan¡¯s love affair that year. But now people paid more attention to his achievement.


    However, what Bai Yihan just said made people think something special as he just mentioned that he had been waiting her for a long time. Had Bai Yihan changed his taste and loved this kind of insensible style now? If their thoughts were right, it would be the first big news after Bai Yihan returned.


    ¡°I finished my work at two o¡¯clock. I just thought you couldn¡¯t wait for so long¡­¡±


    It never occurred to Mi Chen that Bai Yihan was serious when he sent the invitation to her and even waited for her.


    ¡°Well, I didn¡¯t wait for so long indeed. Do you come here to be a cosmetician now?¡±


    Mi Chen nodded her head slightly.


    ¡°The job suits you well.¡±


    As the door of the elevator opened again, Bai Yihan and Li Rui walked out together.


    The two young women began talking again.


    ¡°What¡¯s your relationship with Bai Yihan?¡±


    ¡°Why did he invite you for meals?¡±


    Mi Chen quickly waved her hands explaining, ¡°No, I have no relation with him! His cosmetician was called away so I helped him put on makeup in the music ceremony!¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s the reason!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the same with what I just thought! Bai Yihan have experienced a lot in the circle. He will not behave as those young people who just got a bit famous. He will control his temper well and respect all staff behind the stage.¡±


    ¡°But do you see Bai Yihan clearly? Oh my, he is so handsome and attractive! Those new idols are good-looking but they are not capable of comparing with him at all!¡±


    With a click, the door of the elevator opened and Mi Chen quickly walked out. She then came to the HR department and found director Kang.


    Director Kang seemed to be about forty years old and smiled slightly to Mi Chen when he saw her. He then led her to a small room and explained every clause of the contract for her.


    ¡°Starry Cosmo is not a vampire. It will help you enrich you daily life and let you get what you deserve!¡±


    Mi Chen looked it over and couldn¡¯t deny that the treatment of Starry Cosmo was really good. If a star made complains to his or her cosmetician, a standard process was going to be passed no matter how famous the star was.


    Mi Chen signed her name and then asked, ¡°So, where is my place for work?¡±


    Director Kang couldn¡¯t help laughing and then replied, ¡°You are a cosmetician. How could a cosmetician have a fixed place? Generally speaking, you will have assigned work soon. You just need to take your cosmetic box to the designated sites or follow an assigned actor. But you are not so experienced, so I think you will get your work schedule soon. When you know an actor well or an actor recognizes you and asks you to be his or her cosmetician, you will have your day!¡±


    Mi Chen nodded, replying, ¡°So it is¡­¡±


    ¡°You should first report for duty to Lin Ruyi, the leader of cosmetic group and let her arrange work for you. But Li Mojun will be shooting on location today so she went there with him. She wouldn¡¯t be back soon. I will dial her and ask for you to make sure whether you just need to stay here to know more about your work environment or you can start your work.¡±


    ¡°Thanks so much, Director Kang!¡±


    The director was always good at communicating with people. Director Kang didn¡¯t care Mi Chen so much at first. So many cosmeticians were admitted to their company every year but only a few people could get the chance to sign a long-time contract with their company. Mi Chen was such a young girl. If she was just an ordinary cosmetician, her life would be much more peaceful. However, if she was talented, Li Ruyi would definitely make trouble for her. It was Ann Yan who introduced her to their company. As the head of the PR department, Ann Yan was not responsible for the matters about hiring cosmeticians. But she was the most important assistant of Li Rui so she was also powerful enough and couldn¡¯t be underestimated.


    People always said that you should make sure who its master was when you were going to bully a dog. Director Kang didn¡¯t want Mi Chen to be bullied by Lin Ruyi as soon as she got into Starry Cosmo.


    ¡°Hello, Miss. Lin, I¡¯m Kang Mao of the HR department. The new-coming cosmetician has signed the contract. Do you have any arrangement for her?¡±


    The voice of Lin Ruyi sounded a bit cold. ¡°Well, hasn¡¯t she told you? Bai Yihan has signed a three-year contract with our company and he said to President Li that he wanted the girl called Mi Chen to be his cosmetician! Why does she behave like she know nothing about it? Just go to look for her Mr. Bai.¡±


    The phone was hung up then and Kang Mao turned his sight to Mi Chen with something special in his eyes.


    Was it really true that the young girl was more excellent than the former ones. She just pretended to be simple but she already got a powerful background.


    When Li Rui was going to sign the contract with Bai Yihan, all people simply thought that Lin Ruyi, the chief cosmetician of Starry Cosmo would definitely be sent to work for Bai Yihan. After all, Bai Yihan had such an outstanding appearance and was good at acting. More importantly, he was really generous, which made all cosmeticians of Starry Cosmo want to work for him. They would never imagine that such a young girl could get the position.


    No wonder Lin Ruyi¡¯s voice sounded so cold. Did she feel that her position was threatened?


    Eventually, she was going to be punished for what she did to those new comers.


    As the director of HR department, Kang Mao didn¡¯t have a close connection with Lin Ruyi. But she was too arrogant in work. Kang Mao was glad to see if someone could suppress her.


    ¡°Well¡­ Mi Chen, you are assigned to work for Bai Yihan now! Congratulations! Take the chance and try your best to do your work well!¡±


    Mi Chen stood there still. She couldn¡¯t believe what she just heard.


    ¡°What? Bai Yihan¡­ Has he signed contract with Starry Cosmo?¡±


    ¡°Yes, he just decided it this morning. He was really the king of the screen. Ordinary actors were supposed to sign a five-year contract at least. But Bai Yihan was powerful enough and only these kind of people can ask for a three-year contract with President Li.¡±


    ¡°But¡­ Bai Yihan should have his own cosmetician, right?¡±


    ¡°Maybe. But now that he has decided to sign with Starry Cosmo, it¡¯s our duty to arrange a cosmetician for him. Do you know Bai Yihan or his agent, Fang Chengye?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­¡± Mi Chen smiled shyly and said, ¡°I just helped him with his makeup in the music ceremony several days ago¡­¡±


    ¡°Well, I got the point!¡± Kang Mao was so smart that he figured out what had happened in a sudden.


    Bai Yihan was amazing in the music ceremony and so many people were attracted by him. Mi Chen was his cosmetician that day and Ann Yan invited her to come to their company herself. It seemed that Lin Ruyi really had a powerful rival now!

 Chapter 6 - Trust Is Always Based on Time.

    Chapter 6: Trust Is Always Based on Time.


    Translator: Claire.KK


    ¡°All right! That¡¯s enough. You¡¯d better see Bai Yihan and thank him for his trust. Bai Yihan just signs the contract with Starry Cosmo so his schedule shouldn¡¯t be full. By the way, Bai Yihan prefers to develop in the direction of film. Perhaps he is still selecting scripts at this period. You have never worked with such a big hot. Mi Chen, Remember to communicate with him as much as possible and try to work well with him.¡±


    ¡°Thanks so much, Director Kang!¡± said Mi Chen with a bright smile on her face.


    Kang Mao nodded slightly. He really had a good opinion of Mi Chen and hoped that the young girl could afford the dramatic changes in the glitzy circle.


    Kang Mao then reminded Mi Chen that Bai Yihan was going to leave now so she¡¯d better meet him in the parking lot quickly. As for the identity card, he added that Mi Chen would receive it next day.


    Mi Chen got to the parking lot by elevator. However, the parking lot of Starry Cosmo was too large that she couldn¡¯t see him at all. Furthermore, she forgot to ask Kang Mao how to contact with Fang Chengye or Bai Yihan. Gee, how could she find Bai in that condition?


    Mi Chen walked around the parking lot for a long time and finally a familiar voice called her attention.


    ¡°Mi Chen¡­¡±


    The voice was clear and bright, echoing in the large parking lot, just like the flowing water that came from a high place. As Mi Chen turned around, she saw a black nanny car in the distance and in front of it was a man, who was leaning against the front part of the car with a slight smile.


    ¡°Bai¡­Bai Yihan.¡±


    Mi Chen was a bit nervous in the elevator this morning, so she didn¡¯t see him clearly. Bai Yihan wore a light brown knit outerwear, a plaid shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans. He stood there cross-legged, which set off his tall and elegant figure.


    Bai Yihan looked down at his watch, his eyelashes slightly downcast. His leisurely gesture could always make people feel warm in their hearts.


    ¡°It¡¯s noon now. Come on, go to have lunch with me.¡±


    Mi Chen still felt that she was just having a dream and what happened to her couldn¡¯t be true. She stepped forward unsteadily as if she was walking in a cotton field. Finally, she came up to Bai Yihan.


    ¡°Mr.¡­eh¡­Mr. Bai, I¡­ I really appreciate that you could choose me to be your cosmetician¡­¡±


    ¡°Oh, well, that¡¯s all right. I really like your cosmetic skill.¡± Bai Yihan opened the door of the car and sat in, patting the seat next to him to let Mi Chen sit there.


    Mi Chen quickly got on the car and only then she discovered that it was Fang Chengye who was driving the car. There were only three people in the big nanny van. Mi Chen couldn¡¯t find anyone else.


    ¡°Oh, Mr. Fang, aren¡¯t you Mr. Bai¡¯s agent? Do you drive the car yourself?¡±


    Hearing her words, Fang Chengye quickly make a wretched expression, touched his chest with his hand and complained bitterly, ¡°I have no option. My boss is too poor to hire a driver or an assistant. So I have to do all the work on my own.¡±


    Mi Chen smiled. She knew that Fang Chengye was just making a joke.


    The car left the parking lot and headed for the street. Fang Chengye told many jokes on the way, which made the atmosphere active so Mi Chen also didn¡¯t feel so embarrassed gradually.


    They eventually stopped and got off the car in front of a private clubhouse. Mi Chen knew that Bai Yihan was the focus of those reporters. If he chose an ordinary restaurant, maybe even how he used chopsticks would be totally reported to the public soon. The decoration of the private clubhouse was well-designed. There were so many modern pictures on the wall of the corridor. Mi Chen looked at them carefully one by one.


    Fang Chengye couldn¡¯t help making fun of her, saying, ¡°When will we have lunch if Mi Chen keeps walking at such a slow speed.¡±


    Mi Chen smiled slightly and quickly caught up with Bai Yihan and came into a small compartment.


    Fang Chengye patted on Mi Chen¡¯s shoulder uttering, ¡°Just enjoy yourself! It doesn¡¯t matter how ugly you look when you have meals. Because I must be much uglier than you at that time!¡±


    Bai Yihan didn¡¯t say a word. He just lowered his head smiling slightly.


    It was a nice compartment. Three sides of the room were huge glass jars, in which various fish were swimming, making people feel like they were staying in the sea.


    While Mi Chen was looking around in amazement, Bai Yihan slowly questioned.


    ¡°Mi Chen, you asked me why I didn¡¯t have a driver or an assistant, right?¡±


    Mi Chen turned her eyes to Bai Yihan. His eyes were filled with warmth but Mi Chen still felt that there was something hard for her to understand in the eyes too.


    ¡°Because both driver and assistant will be a part of my life and they will witness my happiness and sorrow. If I can¡¯t trust them, I would not let them join in my life so easily.¡±


    The shape of Bai Yihan¡¯s lips corner was perfect. His eyes as well as his eyebrows were still decorated with warmth. But Mi Chen suddenly felt cold at that moment.


    ¡°It should be the same with your cosmetician, right?¡±


    Mi Chen raised her head.


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s true. I need a cosmetician, so I think of you. Your attitude towards your work attracted my attention at the music ceremony. I believe you deserve my trust. If there must be a new comer in my life, I will choose you as you are reliable enough.¡± Bai Yihan began playing the chopsticks in his hands and then added, ¡°I know you will be a bit disappointed hearing my words. Listen, I¡¯m not the perfect person as in your imagination.¡±


    Mi Chen recalled the love affairs of Bai Yihan which happened several years ago.


    It was true that he had no reason to trust someone else. As far as Bai Yihan was concerned, trust was always based on time.


    Mi Chen scratched the back side of her head replying, ¡°I¡¯m only a cosmetician. So I only need to make your makeup good enough. It doesn¡¯t matter whether you trust me or not. Actually, I only hope that you can trust the makeup I put on for you.¡±


    Fang Chengye, who kept silent just now, burst out laughing and said, ¡°That¡¯s good! Now that we have made everything clear, we will be a team in the following days!¡±


    Bai Yihan nodded in agreement and said to Mi Chen, ¡°Thanks.¡±


    Mi Chen knew the meaning of his thanks. He just thanked for her not trying to take part in his world. Not like others, Mi Chen would leave enough space for him.


    Finishing the meals, Fang Chengye sent Bai Yihan back to the hotel. Coming back from another country for only a few days, Bai Yihan was still looking for a suitable apartment.


    Fang Chengye cast a glance at Mi Chen through the rear-view mirror while he was driving. ¡°Actually, I have never thought he would tell Li Rui that he wanted you to be his cosmetician on his own initiative. Just like what he confessed to you, he would not trust a person so easily.¡±


    ¡°Hum, I don¡¯t need him to trust me but I wish that he can trust my brushes. It¡¯s a heavy thing to be trusted, isn¡¯t it? I have to keep all his words as a big secret. Do you know how hard it is for a girl to keep a secret well?¡±


    Fang Chengye smiled and added, ¡°Though Bai Yihan said those words to you, it¡¯s obvious that he still has a good feeling about you. During the period in America, there were only his cosmetician Jie Yin and I beside him. Jie Yin was also a good secret keeper. But she preferred to work abroad, so she decided to stay at Hollywood when we came back.


    Mi Chen nodded. She was clear that there were so many traps in the entertainment circle. It was reasonable for Bai Yihan to be as careful as he could.


    ¡°Bai Yihan is a shrewd judge of character. Just as the saying goes, dramas come from life and life is like a drama. The more characters Bai Yihan had acted, the sharper his eyes are.¡±


    ¡°It is true that dramas are reflections of life, but it will be hard if life is really like a drama.¡± Mi Chen took out her phone and began to play it.


    ¡°He wants to trust you. Don¡¯t make him disappointed, Mi Chen.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡± Mi Chen suddenly felt something heavy in her heart.


    ¡°Where is your home? Do you need me to drive you back?¡±


    ¡°Not at all, Brother Fang. Just drive me to EX Supermarket! I¡¯m Bai Yihan¡¯s cosmetician now, right? I should prepare some cosmetics for him!¡±


    Mi Chen¡¯s eyes got bright as she thought this.


    ¡°Buy cosmetics?! Well, remember to keep the bill and I will submit it to Bai Yihan for reimbursement!¡±


    Fang Chengye thought for a while and worried that Mi Chen would not have enough money or couldn¡¯t carry the bag if she bought so many things. So he decided to come to EX Market with her.


    They walked for a long time around the cosmetic area and Mi Chen tried out many kinds of pressed powders, eye-shadows and lipsticks. The back of her hand had already been colorful, but she still kept testing as there were not so many satisfying products. Following after Mi Chen, Fang Chengye didn¡¯t get impatient at all. He could see that Mi Chen was carefully selecting cosmetics for Bai Yihan as the products that she had selected were not those common colorful ones.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Aren¡¯t they suitable?¡±


    Mi Chen scratched her head saying, ¡°Well, most of those cosmetics are designed for women. The foundation is supposed to be exquisite and flimsy. But don¡¯t you think it¡¯s so strange for a man to have such delicate skin?¡±


    ¡°Of course. It¡¯s more than strange! People would regard the man as a ladyboy!¡±


    ¡°Moreover, the color of Bai Yihan¡¯s skin looks good and his pores are small too¡­ All right, I think I¡¯d better order some cosmetics on the Internet. I know a brand whose products were specially designed for men. But it might take half a month to get the products delivered from abroad. I have no idea whether Bai Yihan would have activities during the period.


    ¡°There shouldn¡¯t be any activities in half a month. Our boss is still selecting scripts, so you can take your time to prepare what you need,¡± replied Fang Chengye with a smile.


    ¡°This set of equipment is a bit expensive. Brother Fang, would you like to give me some support?¡±


    Though she just knew Fang Chengye for a few days, Mi Chen could still feel that he was a nice person. And he would do everything well as long as it was beneficial for Bai Yihan.


    ¡°Of Course. Since it¡¯s all for Bai Yihan, I must spare no efforts to support you. Even if you say that you want the stars and the moon in the sky, I will make a spacecraft to get them for you!¡±


    Fang Chengye and Mi Chen walked around in the supermarket a bit longer. Standing in front of the special sales counter of KL, the famous brand of a luxurious watch, Mi Chen glanced at the deep dark eyes of the man in the playbill by accident and paused unconsciously.


    The playbill was so large that it touched the ground, on which a handsome young man stared at the distance, his right hand pulling the collar of his suit slightly. The watch on his wrist seemed to have a long history, but it was shining all the same.


    Every person who passed by the KL counter would unconsciously slow their pace for a while. The side face of the young man was cleat-cut as cliff, and his eyes were filled with indifference and coldness as if nothing would change his emotion.


    The picture was static but Mi Chen just felt that the wind was rising and the clouds began to gather behind the man. She even believed that the man would be calm even when he was walking on the sharp of a knife.


    Mi Chen then subconsciously started drawing his brow ridge in her heart.


    Seeing that, Fang Chengye immediately snapped his fingers to make a sound and said, ¡°Mi Chen, Don¡¯t forget who you are working for, okay? Our boss will burst into tears if he knows you stare at some man else like this!¡±


    ¡°Ah¡­ Well¡­ I¡¯m just studying the face. Nothing else, ha ha¡­¡±


    Then man in the playbill was no other man but Li Mojun, the youngest best actor of the screen since Bai Yihan.

 Chapter 7 - I Really Want to Bite You to Death.

    Mi Chen had ever read some reports about Li Mojun £¨À÷Ä«¾û, originally À÷ï÷¾û£© and it was said that the two Chinese characters (ï÷¾û) of his original name came from two set phrases, one of which (Mo, ï÷) meant keeping the army ready for combat and the other (Jun, ¾û) meant the great power of thunderbolt. Obviously, his former name sounded too murderous, so he changed his name when he debuted.


    ¡°Have you ever seen Li Mojun?¡± asked Fang Chengye with a smile on his face.


    ¡°No. But I have seen his work The Story of an Empty City. His smile could give people a strong sense of warmth.¡±


    ¡°This is what a qualified actor should do. Li Mojun is able to change himself into different characters when he meet different scripts. But actually he is quite difficult to get along with. And¡­¡± Fang Chengye got close to Mi Chen, whispering to her ears in a low tone, ¡°I heard that he has changed his cosmeticians six times in a year. That means he would expel a cosmetician every two months.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Mi Chen raised her head looking at the man in the playbill. She never expected that Li Mojun could be so bad-tempered.


    ¡°So, you¡¯d better to follow our boss wholeheartedly!¡±


    When she left, Mi Chen took one look backwards subconsciously. Her eyes suddenly got painful when she caught sight of the brow ridges of the young man.


    Even though she didn¡¯t get anything that she wanted, Mi Chen was not nervous at all. After all, it would be useless to have those unsuitable things and they could only turned to be waste.


    When Mi Chen got back to her small apartment, Meow was conscientiously making pumpkin porridge with all necessary ingredients prepared. She also planned to make two dishes when Meow came back. If they kept eating instant noodles, Mi Chen believed that they would became mummy that no poison could hurt them.


    When Mi Chen turned on her computer, Mi Chen logged on a French website. As she click on the page, various cosmetics appeared on the interface. She then clicked the option ¡®Men¡¯ and began selecting products. As she finished putting all the suitable things to her shopping cart, she then called Fang Chengye. Fang Chengye immediately remitted a sum of money to her credit card. Finally, Mi Chen perfectly finished her task.


    Meanwhile, Meow also came back. Along with the sound of a key turning in the lock, Meow¡¯s voice came into Mi Chen¡¯s ears too.


    ¡°Mi Chen! Mi Chen! Tell me! Are you the private cosmeticians of Bai Yihan now? What kind of person is he? Is he as generous as what he is in the interviews? Does he behave like a bad-tempered big shot? Has he ever ordered you to do so many things for him? Or those rumours are true and he is really a gentle man?!¡±


    Mi Chen got pretty surprised. How could Meow ask so many questions at one sitting? She suddenly had no idea how to answer her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Bai Yihan is really a good person. By now he has still been a flawless white jade and no defect could be found on him!¡±


    ¡°Wow, it¡¯s really unbelievable! You can even use such an advanced metaphor with your poor Chinese!¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?! Are you serious? Is my Chinese so poor?¡±


    ¡°Well, how many points did you get in our monthly Chinese tests when we were in middle school?¡±


    ¡°I got more than eighty points!¡±


    ¡°You thought the full mark was one hundred?! It was a hundred and fifty, ok? Listen, forget the rhetoric, whether it¡¯s simile or metaphor. What matters is the deep meanings in people¡¯s words! If you want to get along well with those people around you, you must learn to get their true meanings! That¡¯s the so called connotation, hidden under the conceptual meaning! Of course, connotation was more important than the other. Do you understand?¡±


    Mi Chen sighed, replying, ¡°Can¡¯t people express their feelings directly? Why do they have to make their words so complex¡­? Meow, don¡¯t you realize that you might think too much about it?¡±


    It was really annoying to listen to those kind of ¡°meanings¡±!


    ¡°Now you can see how extensive and profound language is! You are not working at the shabby photographic studio now. But think the words that those guests ever said to you! You even can¡¯t understand them without me! There must be various kinds of people and troubles around Bai Yihan. The same sentence that Bai Yihan said to you may has different meanings in different places with different circumstances.¡±


    ¡°For example?¡± asked Mi Chen. She hadn¡¯t intended to understand the clients¡¯ words at all in the studio!


    ¡°For example, ¡®I really want to bite you to death.¡¯¡±


    ¡°What¡­¡± Mi Chen recalled her former boss in the photographic studio. When their client complained about her, he would say those fierce words to Mi Chen. ¡°Why do you take this as an example? I¡¯m clear with its meaning!¡±


    It was really easy to understand! And it seemed that Meow really regarded her as an idiot!


    ¡°Do you really understand it? If a handsome man pinches your chin with a charming smile on his face, will you understand what he really means at that time?¡±


    Mi Chen shrugged as she felt it so nauseating.


    ¡°Look! The same sentence will have different meanings when it is told by different people in different contexts. Just try to understand the art of words!¡±


    Meow slightly patted on Mi Chen¡¯s shoulder and kept eating the pumpkin porridge.


    As Bai Yihan¡¯s schedule had not been arranged for the time being, Mi Chen didn¡¯t have a lot work to do as well. She bought plenty of fashion magazines and started studying the male models¡¯ makeups of the magazines on her bed.


    At that moment, her phone suddenly rang.


    ¡°Hello, this is Mi Chen.¡±


    ¡°I know it. I¡¯m the leader of cosmetic group, Lin Ruyi.¡±


    The voice sounded so cold and was filled with arrogance and disdain.


    It then occurred to Mi Chen that she had kept following Fang Chengye all the time since she entered Starry Cosmo. She had never met her immediate superior Lin Ruyi once.


    ¡°Hello, Miss Lin! I¡¯m so sorry. I planned to meet you today. But they told me that you were shooting on location.¡±


    ¡°Well, you don¡¯t need to say these polite words. I know Bai Yihan has no work to do now, but our group is short of staff. Liao Bing has a fans meeting at three o¡¯clock this afternoon. Many entertainment media will come to report the event. Her cosmetician was pushed down the stairs by those radical fans and has been sent to hospital. You have to reach the Dream Chasing Square and temporarily work as her cosmetician. Do you have any problems with that?¡±


    ¡°No! I will prepare for it now!¡±


    ¡°All right. That¡¯s all.¡±


    As the phone was hung up, Mi Chen patted her chest and realized that she¡¯d better invite Lin Ruyi to dinner.


    According to Meow¡¯s opinion, office politics could be found in every place.


    But Liao Bing¡­ She was the supreme female singer of Starry Cosmo and her gramophone record was also the bestseller. She was the only person who was equal to compete with those top singers of Great Waves.


    She was such an important singer of Starry Cosmo, so Mi Chen never expected that Lin Ruyi could let her do the job.


    However, there was also a problem as Liao Bing was a woman and she only prepared some cosmetics which were suitable for female. Mi Chen took one look at her watch. It was ten o¡¯clock, so she still had enough time. She quickly rushed to the supermarket and selected some high-quality cosmetics which she had ever used before.


    Having no time to have lunch, she quickly arrived at the Dream Chasing Square and ran to the dressing room of Liao Bing.


    As soon as she got there, she saw the guards and Liao Bing¡¯s assistant standing outside the door, lowing their heads.


    ¡°Hmm, I¡¯m a cosmetician and our group leader Miss Lin asks me to come here¡­ So, may I come in now?¡±


    ¡°Well, oh¡­ Please wait for a while.¡± Liao Bing¡¯s assistant smiled to Mi Chen and said.


    Suddenly, a loud voice full of rage came from the other side of the door. ¡°This is what you have made for me? I¡¯m going to meet my fans today, not going to have fun with men in a bar! Do you think I can go out to meet my fans with such a makeup?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, Miss Liao! It¡¯s all my fault. I didn¡¯t get your idea clearly.¡±


    ¡°Get out of here! Now!¡±


    Mi Chen swallowed in fear. As the door opened, a cosmetician came out embarrassedly. She raised her head up as she bumped into Mi Chen. It was until this time that Mi Chen found that the person seemed to be an experienced cosmetician in their cosmetic group.


    ¡°Ms. Zheng.¡±


    The woman who was called Ms. Zheng gave a bitter smile and then said, ¡°Mi Chen¡­ Are you asked by Miss Lin to come here to be cannon fodder too?¡±


    Mi Chen was at a loss for words for the moment.


    Ms. Zheng patted Mi Chen¡¯s shoulder and then said with a smile on her face, ¡°So many people dislike you and envy you because you can work for Bai Yihan as soon as you enter our company. It will be better for you to have a setback here. After all, if your career is too smooth, there must be a number of people who are waiting to stab you in your back.¡±


    Finishing her words, Ms. Zheng walked away.


    ¡°Where is the cosmetician? Did Lin Ruyi say that she had sent a powerful abroad-educated cosmetician to work for me? Let her come in now!¡± The cold voice of Liao Bing came again.


    ¡°She has arrived already. I will let her in right now!¡± The assistant slightly pushed Mi Chen, winked, and then whispered to her ears, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. She can only drive you out if she is not satisfied with your work. Hold on and everything will be okay soon!¡±


    Mi Chen¡¯s heart got chilled after she heard the words. She was just going to put on makeup for Liao Bing. Why did she feel more like she was approaching the execution ground?


    She carefully opened the door and stepped in. Liao Bing was sitting in the centre of the dressing room. Her legs was so long, and that was why she was called leggy beauty in the entertainment circle. But at this time, she crossed her legs, leaned against the chair and stared at Mi Chen with her chin raised. The dominating atmosphere around her made Mi Chen feel more nervous. She even felt pain in her throat when she swallowed.


    ¡°Are you the abroad-educated cosmetician? You are so young. Have you ever worked for any famous models or fashion magazines?¡± said Liao Bing with a cold expression on her face.


    Mi Chen noticed her makeup when she saw Liao Bing. It was really a good one as the smoky style looked fashionable and made her eyes bigger. The whole makeup on her face was harmonious. Mi Chen was exclaiming secretly in her heart that Ms. Zheng was really an experienced cosmetician. But why did Liao Bing still feel unsatisfied?


    ¡°I don¡¯t have a gorgeous background. Actually, I just have a few part-time experiences of doing makeup for some infamous plane models while I was studying overseas.¡± Mi Chen negatively told the truth since it might be better for her to be driven away directly.


    ¡°Well, you are honest. It seems that Lin Ruyi doesn¡¯t have enough people to use. Otherwise she would not send such a young girl to be here! Why doesn¡¯t she come here herself?¡± Liao Bing smiled and sneered. ¡°Well, it¡¯s true that there are so many big shots in Starry Cosmo and they are more important than me.¡±


    Mi Chen didn¡¯t reply. She was not so clear about the matters inside Starry Cosmo. She would not discuss the things that she didn¡¯t know.


    ¡°I have removed my makeup for three times already. If you make me do it again, I will let you lose your job.¡±


    Liao Bing had lost all her impatience as she had wasted a long time.


    Mi Chen¡¯s finger shook unconsciously. She didn¡¯t know whether Liao Bing was just scaring her or she would really take it so seriously.


    ¡°What are you waiting for? I don¡¯t have that much time to waste.¡±


    Mi Chen forced herself to walk up to Liao Bing and began removing her makeup. She knew that Liao Bing was still in anger now. If she directly touched the outline of her face as what she did to Bai Yihan that day, Liao Bing would definitely get out of temper again.


    With the cotton pad in-between her hand and Liao Bing¡¯s face, Mi Chen softly removed the makeup and discreetly tried to feel the exact shape of her facial skeleton.


    When she studied overseas, Lin Runan personally taught her how to remove makeups.


    According to his words, removing the mask of a woman¡¯s face should be the most relaxing thing for the woman and cosmeticians were supposed to make the time enjoyable. So Mi Chen exerted the most suitable strength to press the skin of Liao Bing¡¯s face. Sometimes she would massage some acupoints for Liao Bing to ease the muscles of her face.


    Closing her eyes, Liao Bing didn¡¯t say a word until Mi Chen washed her face clean.


    Liao Bing paid no attention to Mi Chen; instead, she just used her toner and emulsion to do a basic skin care. Meanwhile, Mi Chen averted her eyes to the cosmetics on the dressing table.


    ¡°Miss. Liao, does Ms. Zheng leave those cosmetics here?¡±


    ¡°No, they are all mine.¡±


    ¡°Well¡­ I also bring some cosmetics here too. Would you mind it if I use these products today?¡± Mi Chen opened her cosmetic box and showed them to Liao Bing. ¡°All of them are new and no one has ever used them before.¡± Mi Chen added.


    ¡°I only use the products of the best brand,¡± answered Liao Bing with a cold tone.


    ¡°It¡¯s true that they are the top brands of western countries. But westerners¡¯ skin condition is different from ours. Actually, Miss. Liao, this kind of products will cause burden for your skin. It will be hard for the pores to breathe and finally lead to blocked pores. By the way, the makeup will also be easily taken off.


    ¡°I have heard the same words for many times and I also used some so-called flimsy cosmetics before. As a result, they only made my face fail to come out well in photos. I can try the cosmetics that you have brought here. But just like what I said just now, I will let you lose your job if you can¡¯t make me satisfied. I have seen so many people who graduate from well-known universities but are not capable at all. They do nothing but waste both my energy and my time.¡±


    Mi Chen smiled. It was obvious that Liao Bing had a prejudice against her now and it would be useless to explain to her. Mi Chen could only try her best to make a perfect makeup for her. Only in this way could Liao Bing change her idea and trust her.


    ¡°Do you have any requirements about your makeup, Miss. Liao?¡± questioned Mi Chen.


    ¡°Of course, I have told all the cosmeticians that I¡¯m going to have a fans meeting and I want my fans to see the gentle side of mine. I¡¯m not going to be a plane model! At the same time, my photos should be good enough to be reported, so the makeup should not only look tender but also be impressive!¡±


    ¡°Then¡­ Let¡¯s try the natural style and stress your pronounced facial features. What do you think of it?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine with me as long as you can make it.¡± Liao Bing really wanted to see how the facial features get more pronounced when the makeup was natural. She was clear that no one could have his cake and eat it too.


    Mi Chen took her seat in front of Liao Bing. Just like other cosmeticians, she put on the foundation for her first. But her following steps were quite different. She kept mixing those rouges and eye-shadows of different colors. All the colors belonged to the same system and no gaudy colors could be found among them. Next she slightly put the eye-shadows on Liao Bing¡¯s eyelids layer by layer. All the colors were light and at the same time each layer was all different from the former one.

 Chapter 8 - Where is the little cosmetician?

    Mi Chen took the chance to carefully watch Liao Bing¡¯s face from different directions while putting on cosmetics for her. Mi Chen didn¡¯t talk a lot as she paid all her attention to Liao Bing¡¯s face.


    Liao Bing would lose her temper if she met such a silent cosmetician who did such a slow work before. However, when she saw Mi Chen flutter her eyes down and keep comparing the color on her cheeks with the color on her own arm, Liao Ming gradually felt warm in her heart, somehow.


    ¡°Miss. Liao, could you smile a bit?¡±


    ¡°Why need I smile to you?¡±


    ¡°Because¡­ Because only in this way can I see the detailed radian of the muscles on your face¡­¡±


    Liao Bing gave a snort, a smile then appearing on her face. Mi Chen fixed her eyes on Liao Bing, her brush slightly swung across Liao Bing¡¯s face with another color.


    ¡°Miss. Liao. It¡¯s okay now. Have a look. Do you think there is any place should be adjusted?¡±


    Liao Bing leaned over and turned her sight to herself in the mirror.


    After a while, she slightly turned her face left and right with no expression could be seen on her face.


    Noticing that made Mi Chen get nervous in a sudden. Maybe Liao Bing just thought the same way as those guests who were taking wedding photos. She might be not satisfied with the makeup as its color was not dense enough. Would Liao Bing got really angry and make her lose her job in Starry Cosmo.


    Liao Bing then gave her phone to Mi Chen saying, ¡°Take a photo for me. I want to see if it comes out well in photos.¡±


    ¡°Oh, okay!¡± Mi Chen immediately took the phone.


    Liao Bing leaned backwards, a smile lighting up her face. The face in the mirror looked not cold at all; instead, it only gave people a sense of warmth.


    Mi Chen gave the phone back to Liao Bing. With a groan Liao Bing said, ¡°Your camera technique sucks.¡±


    Mi Chen pursed her lips and said nothing more.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, what are you waiting for?¡± Liao Bing got up her feet and walked to the doorway.


    ¡°What?¡± Mi Chen couldn¡¯t follow her mind, feeling so confused.


    ¡°You have cost me a long while. It¡¯s time to meet my fans! There¡¯s no time for me to change cosmetician even if I really want to! You put on the makeup for me. Don¡¯t you think you should follow me and fix the make up for me later?¡±


    ¡°Sure! I¡¯ll do it right now!¡± Mi Chen hurriedly put away all her brushes and followed Liao Bing out.


    As soon as they got out, all guards as well as Liao Bing¡¯s assistant immediately kept up with them. Mi Chen could only be borne backward by the crowd.


    However, after walking ahead for just more than ten meters, Liao Bing suddenly turned around, knitted her eyebrows and said, ¡°Where is the little cosmetician?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m here!¡± Mi Chen waved her hand.


    Liao Bing pointed at the place beside her, saying, ¡°Haven¡¯t I told you to follow me? Where are you going?¡±


    Mi Chen then forced a passage through the crowd and walked up to Liao Bing.


    It was a really large scale fans meeting. The whole square was filled with people and Liao Bing¡¯s name could be seen everywhere. Those fans screamed loudly with delight as they saw Liao Bing appearing there.


    Liao Bing, who kept a cold face, smiled to her fans. Her expression was so warm that it even seemed to be the snow water flowing from the top of iceberg. Mi Chen, along with Liao Bing¡¯s assistant stood below the stage and looked up at her.


    Liao Bing communicated with the host with great ease. She then answered some questions from her fans and read a few letters too, expressing her gratitude to her fans. More than one thousand records of Liao Bing were sold in the fans meeting.


    With the great request of her fans, Liao bing sang a song on the stage, after which she went back to the backstage to have a rest. Sitting in front of the mirror, Mi Chen took one look at her cheeks and waved her hand to Mi Chen, uttering, ¡°What are you doing there? Come here to fix the makeup for me.¡±


    ¡°Oh, okay!¡± Mi Chen walked to Liao Bing but found that her makeup was still kept well.


    When the fans meeting finished, one third of the tickets for Liao Bing¡¯s concert, which was going to be held next month, had been sold. It was the first time that Mi Chen had ever seen such a powerful appeal.


    Before Liao Bing left the place, Hong Yueying, the female host of the fans meeting, quickly walked to her and asked, ¡°Liao Bing, you are really pretty today. There seems to be no makeup on your face. It looks so natural. Do you go to a beauty salon to take care of your skin or you just change your skin care products?¡±


    Hong Yueying was one of Liao Bing¡¯s friends in the circle. So they talked with each other rather directly.


    ¡°I just change my cosmetics.¡± Liao Bing got close to Hong Yueying, watched her facial skin carefully and said, ¡°Look, your makeup has been taken off. Do you know that those big-brand cosmetics are mostly designed for westerners. So they will easily cause many problems for our skin, such as blocked pores, greasy face. And they are not stable either. You should change them.¡±


    ¡°I have also heard about this kinds of words. I remember you didn¡¯t think too much of them and said to me that money wouldn¡¯t be wasted. So I just use the same products with you! What brand are you using now? I really admire you when I see your makeup!¡±


    Liao Bing looked around and then knitted her eyebrows, asking to her assistant who was standing beside, ¡°Where is the little cosmetician?¡±


    ¡°Well, she said that she hadn¡¯t had lunch yet. She was quite hungry so she asked if there was something else to do. I said no, then she went to the nearby KFC.¡±


    ¡°Hum, she should really be careful of becoming a fat pig if she eats too much fast food like those things in KFC!¡± With these words, Liao Bing got on her nanny car, closing the door with a loud sound and finally left.


    Hong Yueying couldn¡¯t help winking her eyes hearing what Liao Bing said. Was Liao Bing caring someone just now? The woman didn¡¯t change a bit. She always uttered sharp words but her heart was actually soft. And she always behaved arrogant when she cared about others.


    Mi Chen ate a whole hamburger and gulped down a large cup of cola. It was at this time that she felt she came to life again.


    Those reports about Liao Bing¡¯s fans meeting appeared on those mainstream media soon. All of them praised Liao Bing and commented that she really looked like a young girl. In addition, her makeup on the fans meeting became the cover of a special column of Fashion Style. They acclaimed that goddess Liao Bing walked down from the altar that day. So many cosmetic editors also made remarks saying that this kind of natural makeup would make an ordinary¡¯s facial features not so solid in photos. But according to the photos that came from the media, they couldn¡¯t deny that those photos were totally the same with what they saw on scene. That showed that Liao Bing¡¯s facial features were rather solid and no one had expected that they could be so perfect.


    A few days later, Liao Bing listened to her assistant reading those reports about her. Her assistant read some news about love affairs at the beginning. Liao Bing didn¡¯t care this kind of reports at all as she had heard so many similar news. Then the assistant read the comments about her makeup on the fans meeting. It never occurred to Liao Bing that she could take the first place on Fashion Style.


    The assistant took one glance at Liao Bing. No change could be seen on her expression but the slight curved corner of her lips indicated that their goddess was really happy today. When Liao Bing finished her work, she happened to meet Lin Ruyi in the elevator.


    ¡°Oh, Miss. Liao. I¡¯m so sorry. I¡¯m too busy that day. I should have put on makeup for you myself!¡± Lin Ruyi heard that Liao Bing never smiled to others except audience.


    ¡°That¡¯s all right. By the way, you can arrange the girl to be my personal cosmetician! Then she needn¡¯t to run around like a small mouse. It¡¯s really hard to find her in crowd!¡±


    Finishing her words, Liao Bing got out the elevator.


    Lin Ruyi go confused with her words. She then clasped Liao Bing¡¯s assistant asking, ¡°What did Liao Bing mean just now?¡±


    ¡°You sent Mi Chen to help put on makeup for Liao Bing, didn¡¯t you? Liao Bing was satisfied with her work. Just transfer her here to be Liao Bing¡¯s personal cosmetician.¡±


    Lin Ruyi got struck dumb by this. Liao Bing was so fastidious that an experienced cosmetician could not make her satisfied. Even she, the cosmetician leader of Starry Cosmo, tried hard to find an excuse to escape from working for her. But now the big problem was solved by such a young girl! How could it be possible?


    Lin Ruyi suddenly felt pretty uncomfortable in her chest.


    But Liao Bing was a hot singer of Starry Cosmo, she couldn¡¯t afford to offend her. She finally came to the HR department as she had no option else. ¡°Liao Bing wants Mi Chen to be her personal cosmetician. I will find another cosmetician to work for Bai Yihan.¡± She said to Kang Mao.


    Kang Mao gazed at her with curious sight as if he was saying ¡°Are you crazy?¡±


    ¡°Miss. Lin, don¡¯t you know that it is Mr. Li who asks Mi Chen to work for Bai Yihan? You should ask Mr. Li if you want to replace her with someone else!¡±


    Lin Ruyi bit her lower lip and walked out. She had a terrible headache now and could do nothing but call Bai Yihan¡¯s agent Fang Chengye to ask if she could do that.


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Fang. I¡¯m Lin Ruyi, the cosmetician group leader of Starry Cosmo.¡±


    ¡°Oh, Miss. Lin. What¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°Well, Mi Chen put on makeup for Liao Bing on her fans meeting, and Liao Bing is pretty satisfied with her work. So she tells me to ask Mr. Bai if Mi Chen can work for her. I will work for Mr. Bai myself. What do you think about it?¡±


    Fang Chengye turned his head back and happened to see Mi Chen sitting beside Bai Yihan testing the cosmetics that she bought from abroad.


    Bai Yihan had a crucial interview tomorrow afternoon and Mi Chen was testing the makeup for him. At first Bai Yihan didn¡¯t think it was necessary for a male star to test the makeup as a woman. Furthermore, he would be attractive enough even if he appeared without any makeup. But it was the first time that Mi Chen had done her work after entering their group. She was really careful when she was studying the collocation of different color and the color gradation.


    Bai Yihan always thought highly of those people who took their work seriously. If it could be perfect, then he was willing to cooperate with Mi Chen and do what she asked him to do.


    Fang Chengye stepped to the balcony, touched his chin and said, ¡°Miss. Lin, actually, I am a bit curious why you sent Mi Chen to work for Liao Bing that day as she is the personal cosmetician of Bai Yihan.¡±


    Lin Ruyi got stunned for seconds and quickly resumed her intonation explaining, ¡°Mr. Fang, please don¡¯t make me wrong. We were really short of hands that day. So I has to ask Mi Chen for help. By the way, Mi Chen agreed to do that herself. After all, Liao Bing was really a big shot.¡±


    She couldn¡¯t say that it was all because Liao Bing drove away three experienced cosmeticians and she didn¡¯t want to get in the line of fire herself, then she sent Mi Chen to do the work instead and indicated that Mi Chen tried flattering Liao Bing.


    ¡°Well, it seemed to be your fault as you didn¡¯t manage it well. Now that Mi Chen has become one part of Mr. Bai¡¯s group, you should inform Mr. Bai or me first if you want to ask her to work for other stars.


    ¡°Could I¡­ Could I talk about it with Mr. Bai in person?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Bai? He appears to be gentle and generous, but he was actually a serious person. Have you forgotten what you did at the music ceremony? You should put on makeup for Bai Yihan first but you suddenly went to work for the idol group after receiving a phone call. We had been waiting you for one hour in the dress room. You just said that you were willing to replace Mi Chen yourself. Not only Bai Yihan would refuse, but I was worrying. Because I¡¯m not sure whether you will go away with your cosmetic box when you receive another call from an idol group.¡±

 Chapter 9 - What we want is not a single blossom but all flowers blooming together.

    Fang Chengye¡¯s question reduced Lin Ruyi to silence. She couldn¡¯t deny that she was invited by the sponsor of the music ceremony to work for Bai Yihan only. But she finally gave service to an idol group as they were the first-tier stars of Starry Cosmo. Though Bai Yihan was recognized as the best actor, he had not been so popular at home over the years. It never entered her mind that Bai Yihan would attract audience¡¯s attention again as soon as he appeared at the music ceremony. Even if Fang Chengye didn¡¯t say these words to her, Lin Ruyi would feel herself so stupid to make the decision at that time.


    No matter how unpopular Bai Yihan was, all famous film producers would invite him to participate in their films when he came back. This was the so-called weight of an actor, not to speak of his dazzling appearance at the music ceremony.


    While Lin Ruyi was terribly regretting for what she had done, Fang Chengye directly hung up the phone.


    Lin Ruyi took a deep breath. The moment she turned around, she saw Ann Yan smiling to her with arms crossed.


    ¡°Ms. Ann.¡±


    ¡°H¡¯m.¡± Ann Yan slightly nodded asking, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You look so worried. Is it because Liao Bing wants Mi Chen to be her personal cosmetician but Fang Chengye refuses to let her go?¡±


    ¡°¡­ Yes. Ms. Ann, I wonder if you can mediate the dispute between them¡­¡±


    Lin Ruyi was burning with anger when Mi Chen was mentioned. What made the young girl such a hotshot? She was the chief cosmetician of Starry Cosmo, but both Liao Bing and Bai Yihan firmly asked the obscure girl to be their cosmetician instead of her!


    ¡°Mediate? It¡¯s Mr. Li who ordered Mi Chen to work for Bai Yihan. Therefore, the only thing I can do is to persuade Liao Bing to give up.¡±


    Lin Ruyi¡¯s eyes got brighter as she heard the words. ¡°Thanks so much, Ms. Ann!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all right. I also don¡¯t want that there would be any problems between artists of our company just because of a small cosmetician. But even if Liao Bing agrees to give up, are you sure enough that you can find a satisfying cosmetician for her?¡±


    A meaningful smile appeared as Ann Yan said those words.


    Lin Ruyi knitted her eyebrows as the confused thought rushed into her mind unconsciously again. Though Ann Yan could persuade Liao Bing to give up, Liao Bing would definitely hold the grudge. She would never be satisfied no matter who would be sent to work for her.


    Ann Yan and Ai Li walked away directly. ¡°Lin Ruyi really makes the trouble herself. She intended to take the chance to warn Mi Chen. However, she finally dug her own grave,¡± uttered Ai Li, touching her glasses.


    ¡°That¡¯s because she isn¡¯t clear what she should do in her position. As the cosmetician group leader of Starry Cosmo, she was not only expected to make a gorgeous makeup for a star. Instead, she is supposed to manage the whole cosmetician group well, make good arrangements and pick up more talented newcomers for our company. Actually, the more talents she cultivates, the higher the leadership will think of her. What we want is not a single blossom but all flowers blooming together.¡±


    Mi Chen just finished putting on makeup for Bai Yihan at that time. She held the mirror for Bai Yihan and asked with great hope in her eyes, ¡°Boss! What do you think about it?¡± Bai Yihan couldn¡¯t help bursting into laughter and then questioned in turn, ¡°Who teaches you to call me boss?¡±


    Mi Chen¡¯s mind got almost blank seeing the appealing smile. His dark black eyebrows reminded Mi Chen of splash ink. When Bai Yihan slightly raised his eyebrows, Mi Chen could see the subtle gradations of light and shade on his face.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You haven¡¯t told me who teaches you to call me boss.¡± The smile curved his lips into a perfect angle.


    Mi Chen directly pointed her finger at Fang Chengye.


    Bai Yihan shook his head in acknowledgement saying, ¡°You can call me Bai Yihan later.¡±


    ¡°Really? But it¡¯s too hard to¡­ Other people would say that I don¡¯t respect you¡­¡±


    Even if both her IQ and EQ were poor, Mi Chen knew clearly that to call the best actor¡¯s name was like making trouble for herself.


    ¡°Well, then how about brother?¡± Bai Yihan¡¯s voice was filled with warmth, making Mi Chen couldn¡¯t help feeling that she was going to be a little grain enjoying the sunshine.


    ¡°Okay, brother. What do you think of the makeup? Do you think it¡¯s suitable for tomorrow¡¯s interview?¡±


    Mi Chen repeated the word ¡°brother¡± again and again, but she still felt a bit strange to call Bai Yihan brother¡­ Actually, it seemed that only people in martial arts novels would like to do this kind things. But it was true that Bai Yihan was older than her and had a higher position. It was a good choice for her to call him brother to show her respect and make their relation look closer.


    ¡°I just said that it wasn¡¯t necessary to try it today.¡±


    ¡°Ah¡­ Is it not so good?¡±


    ¡°I just feel pity that I have to cleaned it in a few hours.¡±


    ¡°Not at all! I didn¡¯t do so much things at all. Instead, I just stressed this place, and this area! Brother, you are a man, so you don¡¯t need to put on a heavy makeup like girls. The structure is much simpler too.¡±


    Bai Yihan wanted to laugh even more when he looked at the serious expression on Mi Chen¡¯s face.


    Meanwhile, Fang Chengye walked up to them and suddenly pinched Mi Chen¡¯s ear and lifted her.


    ¡°Ouch¡­ Mr. Fang, what are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°Tell me, what did you do on Tuesday?¡±


    ¡°Nothing else¡­ I was just called by my group leader to put on makeup for Liao Bing. She had a fans meeting that day!¡±


    Seeing that Mi Chen honestly told the truth and was not intended to hide anything, Fang Chengye finally released her.


    Mi Chen covered her ear with a hand, staring at him confused. She then noticed the smile on Bai Yihan¡¯s face gradually faded. Mi Chen got suddenly nervous and she could feel that Bai Yihan was a bit unhappy now.


    ¡°Well, Mi Chen. As you just enter the circle, you may be not clear about the rules here. It¡¯s not your fault. But now that you have been a part of our group, I have to make all the things clear to you.¡±


    Fang Chengye sat opposite Mi Chen gazing at her with a scaring look. ¡°Since you are the personal cosmetician of Bai Yihan, you should pay all your attention to working for our boss. Just think that if our boss suddenly have some work to do, do you think you can simply stop putting on makeup for Liao Bing and walk away?¡± uttered Fang Chengye in a serious tone.


    It was at this moment that Mi Chen realized what kind of mistake she had made. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. I didn¡¯t take so many factors into account¡­¡±


    ¡°Mi Chen, I knew that Lin Ruyi is your group leader so you don¡¯t know how to refuse her. But you should think carefully for this kind of issue. For example, if some reporters write essays about it and claim that Liao Bing doesn¡¯t get along well with Bai Yihan and fights with Bai Yihan for a cosmetician. Do you think it is your personal thing?¡±


    Mi Chen lowered her head and she found that she was really not experienced enough. She was not only making troubles for herself but trapping the others.


    ¡°Do you know what these people in Starry Cosmo say? They say that Bai Yihan treats you as a waiter and you are not willing to work for him anymore. So you decide to turn to Liao Bing. Liao Bing feels pity for you and asks your group leader to let you work for her. Tell me, do you really want to work for Liao Bing?¡±


    ¡°No! I have never thought about it! I just regard it as my job at that time! If I had known it earlier, I would have definitely report it to you, Mr. Fang!¡±


    ¡°All right. I have explained it to Miss. Lin just now. Later I will contact Liao Bing to talk about it with her. If this kind of things happen again, I can¡¯t keep you in our team anymore. Do you understand?¡±


    ¡°I know!¡±


    Mi Chen was so upset and was bursting into tears. She had never wanted to flatter Liao Bing. Of course, it never entered to her mind to give any chance to others to disgrace Bai Yihan! Recalling what she had done, Mi Chen just felt that she should hit the wall. Why hadn¡¯t she thought of asking Fang Chengye first? She was even not sure whether Bai Yihan had work or not that day and just went to work for Liao Bing. She really shouldn¡¯t do that!¡±


    ¡°Okay, just treat it as a lesson. You can come back now. Remember you need work for tomorrow¡¯s interview. Go to sleep early and don¡¯t think too much about it. I know it¡¯s all because you are not so experienced and don¡¯t know how to deal with this kind things.¡±


    Mi Chen left Bai Yihan¡¯s apartment like a wandering ghost.


    Bai Yihan didn¡¯t give a word until Mi Chen got the room.


    ¡°Why do you scare her?¡± asked Bai Yihan slowly.


    ¡°Why do I scare her? Don¡¯t you scare her too? You were so silent just now and made her believe you were really mad.¡±


    ¡°What happened?¡± Bai Yihan raised his eyebrows.


    ¡°Oh,¡± Fang Chengye got inspired in a sudden. ¡°Listen, our little Mi Chen is really competent. It¡¯s well known in our circle that Liao Bing is hard to deal with. But Mi Chen makes Liao Bing get satisfied with her work. Liao Bing then asks Mi Chen to work for her only. Fortunately, I stop it in time! But it can¡¯t be as easy as it looks. It must because the woman called Lin Ruyi hates to see Mi Chen work for you and wants to teach her a lesson. Who knows our little Mi Chen is more skillful than her!¡±


    ¡°So Mi Chen didn¡¯t flatter Liao Bing, right?¡± Bai Yihan raised his eyebrows again.


    ¡°Come on! If this silly girl know how to flatter others, she can¡¯t be like this today. I just want to enhance her crisis awareness. So many people are waiting to be your personal cosmetician, she should carefully protect her position!¡±


    Bai Yihan shook his head replying, ¡°She was going to cry.¡±


    ¡°Really? Are you serious¡­? I didn¡¯t say any sharp words! She is so fragile!¡±


    ¡°She is not fragile. Actually, she is just conscientious. She treats every word you say seriously. She would definitely be disappointed.¡±


    ¡°Then¡­ Should I give a call to comfort her? She was really a little weak girl that she could be heart-broken so easily.¡±


    ¡°When do you begin calling her this way?¡±


    ¡°Her friend Meow called her like this when I drove her back. Don¡¯t you think it sounds pretty sweet? Just like she has become our true friend. Why not call her this way too? What can¡¯t stop it as long as you begin.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have the same bad taste as you.¡±


    Mi Chen told what happened to Meow that night. Meow got really doubtful about Mi Chen¡¯s IQ.


    ¡°Are you silly? Are you crazy or do you hurt your head by accident?¡± Meow even wanted to pour the porridge to Mi Chen¡¯s head.


    ¡°Meow¡­ I don¡¯t worry that Miss. Lin will dislike me. I just don¡¯t want Bai Yihan to doubt me.¡±


    Mi Chen still remember what Bai Yihan had ever told her about trust.


    ¡°I really can¡¯t give any suggestions to you for this.¡±


    ¡°What can I do now¡­ I have never thought about turning to Liao Bing to be her cosmetician. I can only turn to you now. Come on, tell me what I can do¡­¡± Mi Chen tightly held Meow¡¯s waist and refused to let her go.


    ¡°Release me! I have so many documents to deal with!¡± Click! Meow closed the door of her room.


    Mi Chen kept tossing and turning all night. The bed sheet was just like pickles after being crumpled for a long time.


    Mi Chen couldn¡¯t stand it anymore. Taking out her phone, Mi Chen found the familiar name and typed a line of words. ¡°Brother, I only want to be your cosmetician.¡±


    Mi Chen then thought a bit longer and didn¡¯t think it was suitable to apologize and ask for forgiveness. She was about to delete the massage but Meow instantly began shouting.


    ¡°Mi Chen¡­ don¡¯t you know that you should renew the toilet paper when you use it up?¡±


    Mi Chen got nervous and sent the message by accident.


    ¡°Oh! No! I haven¡¯t decided yet!¡±