The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Chapter 1514 Keep Ian Captivated

The main reason was that the girl didn’t even bother to edit the video and her haughty words from earlier were

also included.

Naomi hadn’t had the chance to take a look at the comments, so she quickly clicked on it and read each one by the

heading. Soon after that, she burst out laughing. “Though there are some accusatory comments, most of them

seem to be judging her by her lack of intelligence.”

Cindy smiled and walked toward the bathroom to freshen up, completely unaffected by the incident.

Coming out of the bathroom, she heard her cell phone ring and it turned out to be Ian calling her.

She was well aware of the reason for him doing so, which is why she walked over to answer the phone.

Ian’s voice rang out neutrally. “Are you alright? Did someone try to find fault with you?”

It turned out that he had seen the clip online too.

Meanwhile, Cindy merely affirmed lightly, “I don’t think I was at fault for today’s incident. Did you see that clip on

social media? It covered the whole incident.”

However, Ian didn’t seem too fussed about the incident. “Don’t take it too hard. You'll be off the trending charts

soon enough. It’s not a big deal.”

What he said was quite true and it wasn’t a big deal after all. Besides, the person who filmed it was obviously at

fault, so this incident clearly wouldn’t come to much significance.

It was also quite likely that Cindy had become the trending topic because someone had spent money to push for

that. However, most of the comments were supportive of Ian, so it was quite likely that the other party would

retract it soon.

Cindy agreed and soon, she changed the topic. “Are you free right now? Let’s go out later and head to a

restaurant.”

Ian replied that he was free at the moment before he asked where she intended to meet up.

Just then, Cindy smacked her lips. “I have no idea where to go for dinner. Do you have any suggestions?”

Ian was quite aware that besides trailing along with him, she was usually at home the rest of the time so she

obviously wasn’t familiar with any restaurants. He, on the other hand, occasionally attended some gatherings with

Hannah so he would have a better idea than her. And so, he replied, “Send me your location and I’ll come over to

pick you girls up. I’ll book the restaurant.”

Cindy agreed and shifted her eyes to look at Naomi.

Currently, the latter was busy scrolling through the news on the internet and her fingers tapped furiously; it was

quite likely that she was typing her comment.

Subsequently, Cindy lowered her voice and said, “Try and find somewhere that’s not too expensive yet of good

quality. It doesn’t have to be too posh, though.”

She’s quite straightforward there. Ian was tempted to laugh out loud as he murmured, “You don’t have to worry, I’ll

pay for dinner.”

As soon as he said that, he didn’t give her any chance to respond and he continued, “Alright, then. Go on and

freshen up. I’ll fetch my mom before heading over to you guys. Don’t forget to send me your location.” He hung up

the phone instantly upon finishing his sentence.

At that point, Cindy held onto her phone and blinked her eyes. Did he mean to say that it would be his treat tonight?

No, that won't do! Cindy was one with principles and she had already taken advantage of Gary for lunch today, so

she was adamant not to take advantage of her next meal.

In the end, she hurriedly nagged at Naomi to stop looking at her phone. Then, they freshened up quite quickly and

waited for Ian to arrive.

Naomi was no longer upset and she happily spoke to Cindy about the comments on the Internet. The former

mentioned that the girl who had published the clip had deleted it, but that didn’t stop the scoldings from everyone

else.

Most people reacted the same as Cindy and Naomi; they reckoned that the girl was too presumptuous and was too

cocky to go and interfere in someone else’s life. After all, it was Ian’s choice to enter into a relationship with any girl

and it had nothing to do with that person.

After Naomi had finished explaining, she also mentioned, “Did you mention this to Ian while you were on the phone

with him earlier? I think you should let him know. You should show an aggrieved look in front of him so that he’ll be

pained to see you in such a state. Now that you’re in a relationship with him, even a mere stranger could pop out of

nowhere and slander you, so you must let him know all of your sacrifices.”

Meanwhile, Cindy shot a look at Naomi and she brushed the latter off. “I’ve told him about it. He mentioned in the

phone call that it won’t take too long before I’m off the trending list.”

“Saying it over the phone isn’t enough! You have to air your grievances in front of him.” Naomi then came up with a

plan for her. “You have to evoke the guilt in him and he needs to realize that you’ve sacrificed a lot for him. I’ve

mentioned this to you before—the entertainment industry is a world full of temptations, especially for someone like

Ian. The temptations he faced would be much more than you imagine, so the most effective way I can see right

now to keep him captivated would be to evoke his guilt toward you. As such, he would definitely try his hardest to

compensate and treat you better than ever. That’s how you’d be able to have a hold of his attention.”