Chapter 18: What is a Patron?

Lin Siyi’s smile froze on her face, looking slightly unnatural, but she quickly recovered…

This morning, after seeing that Su Bao was still alive, she immediately went to find those guys from last night.

However, they insisted they had seen Su Bao fall from the building with their own eyes!

They even swore it was true, no way it could be false.

Lin Siyi had no fondness for those boys; they were spoiled brats, rotten to the core.

If it weren’t for the sender of that death email telling her to team up with them, saying they could be her helpers, she wouldn’t have anything to do with them!

She didn’t believe a word of their nonsense.

All she knew was that Su Bao was still alive and well, meaning those guys chickened out and let her go last night!

Su Bao’s attitude towards her today was very cold…

Lin Siyi thought.

Su Bao must have sensed something.

But so what?

Even if she did, Su Bao was still acting like a pushover. She was just being cold, not daring to confront her!

Su Bao had always been like this, soft and timid, never daring to pursue anything!

Thinking this, Lin Siyi’s expression returned to normal.

Zhou Simu said, “Su Bao, you’re back! Hurry and try on the clothes you got. These camouflage uniforms need a belt, and it seems tricky. Try it on now so you won’t waste time during tomorrow’s training.”

Zhou Simu spoke gently.

Unlike the other two standing with Lin Siyi, who were arrogant, Su Bao didn’t need to get close to sense their hostility.

Thanks to Lin Siyi, in such a short time.

She had painted Su Bao as an unsophisticated country bumpkin with a clueless mom doing unsavory work.

The little stoic Su Bao nodded.

Then she took the clothes into the bathroom.

Gu Yuan and Shen Tingting nudged Lin Siyi, “Hey, is it true her mom does that kind of work?”

They couldn’t help but shiver as they spoke, as if shaking off goosebumps, full of disdain.

Lin Siyi, pretending to be understanding, said, “It’s unavoidable, raising a child alone isn’t easy.”

Gu Yuan was full of disdain, “Then she should have just finished high school and gone to a teacher’s college. Why come to a film academy?”

Everyone knew art schools were money pits!

“If you ask me, she’s just trying to find a patron at Han City Film Academy!”

Shen Tingting nudged Gu Yuan, signaling her not to be so blunt.

Gu Yuan coldly replied, “Am I wrong? People come to art schools either because they have everything at home and want fame, or because they want to latch onto a patron and rise quickly.”

Su Bao, now in her camouflage uniform, stood nearby, coldly watching Lin Siyi and the others.

“Da Hei, they’re gossiping about me,” Su Bao said unhappily.

Da Hei felt sorry for her, protectively advising, “Humans are troublesome, Bao, don’t take it to heart.”

But before Da Hei could finish, Su Bao tilted her head and curiously asked, “So what is a patron?”