High-end apartnt in Modu.
Tian Xi was urgently catching up on the original novel of "Joy of Life".
The urban campus romance web drama she debuted in, although it premiered early on iQiyi, unsurprisingly flopped.
However, the company and her agent were very understanding of her situation. Instead of attending pointless promotional events, it was better to stay ho and focus on preparing for "Joy of Life".
After all, it was a high-profile production with an alleged 450 million yuan investnt, featuring veterans like Chen Mingdao and Wu Gang, who skyrocketed to fa due to War Wolf.
If she could deliver a standout performance in this drama, the returns would be hundreds of tis better than those trashy web dramas.
Liu Hui said so, but Tian Xi knew very well that the company giving her a break had another implication, which was to spend more ti with ’President Lin’.
"He’s not President Lin, he’s Mr. Lu, but it’s already been over 48 hours since we last contacted each other."
Tian Xi rested her head on her hands, looking despondent. No matter how well Mao Ni wrote, her heart was already filled by Lu Liang.
There was a tiny bit of romance, but it barely took up 10% of her heart; the remaining 90% was worry.
Lu Liang was so aloof and always didn’t respond to her ssages.
Tian Xi was worried whether Lu Liang had forgotten about her or actually didn’t care about her.
If he’s forgotten, then so be it. If he doesn’t care, then it doesn’t matter.
After all, they had only t once on a plane and had been online friends for a few days. .
To say there was deep affection would be fooling oneself. The key was what she should do next?
Because the company found out she knew ’President Lin’, and managed to secure the lead female role in "Joy of Life" from among the entertainnt industry’s elite, as well as beco a brand ambassador for Dior.
They imdiately moved her from a two-thousand-a-month apartnt to a twenty-thousand-a-month luxury apartnt, and customized a series of support plans for her.
The boss even told her face-to-face that the company planned to make her the company’s top star within a year, at least a second-tier beauty in the entertainnt industry, with the premise that she must work hard and not rely entirely on the company for everything.
Everyone was pushing her towards ’President Lin’.
Tian Xi was confused, and her heart wavered a little.
She sighed, sprawling on the bed in all directions: "Even if I wanted to, he doesn’t even care about now."
Lanting, Tian Xi lay there until her eyelids couldn’t help but droop, considering she’d been reading all day.
In a drowsy state, the crisp sound of a text ssage suddenly rang out like soone hit her head hard with a gong.
She weakly picked up her phone, seeing a red dot suddenly appear on the pinned chat window, instantly startling her awake, eyes wide open.
"et at eight tonight, at the J hotel in Modu Center."
Seeing the ssage from Lu Liang, Tian Xi was no longer sleepy, but furrowed her brows at the content.
"Who asks for a hotel eting on a first etup? Doesn’t even ask if I’m available, what if I’m not?"
She displayed a bitter expression, her face drooping, and couldn’t help but vent like a chatterbox, but what she typed was: "Busy person, finally replied to ?"
However, after sending the ssage,
It was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no response for a long ti.
Tian Xi looked sullenly at the clock, it was nearing six-thirty. If she didn’t start putting on makeup, she might be late.
Hurriedly she dashed to the bathroom, using all types of costics and beauty devices for whitening, brightening, and skin softening, mumbling the whole ti: "To appear glamorous in front of people, you’ll have to suffer behind the scenes. Just pretend you’re being rooted by a pig. To appear glamorous in front of people, you’ll have to suffer behind the scenes. Just pretend you’re being rooted by a pig..."
As it neared eight, an exquisitely pretty girl with a high ponytail in a dress, wearing Xiao Bai shoes, arrived at the center of Modu as per the address.
"Where is the J hotel? What about the room number? Without a room card, how do I go upstairs?"
Tian Xi stood perplexed in front of the elevator, feeling as if all passing travelers were giving her weird looks.
Sending another ssage to Lu Liang and receiving no reply, she felt an urge to turn and leave, deciding maybe she didn’t want to be a star after all.
Until the hotel’s elevator attendant seed to notice her predicant, softly asked: "Miss, are you looking for soone?"
"Sorry, I don’t even know if this is the right place. Is there a Mr. Lu staying here?"
Tian Xi was on the verge of tears but dared not ntion Lu Liang’s na, as his reputation was too well-known, and since she ca in the evening, she feared others might misunderstand.
"Yes, may I ask your na?"
Fortunately, the elevator attendant looked normal and remained politely smiling, Tian Xi breathed a sigh of relief, whispering: "My surna is Tian."
"Hello Miss Tian, Mr. Lu has already inford us, please follow ."
The elevator attendant, upon learning her surna, directly led her to another elevator, pressed the room’s floor, and respectfully watched her take the elevator.
The elevator climbed quickly, but the floors of Modu Center were high, up to 120 floors, over six hundred ters.
It seed to last for an eternity.
Only when she saw the tip of the 468-ter tall Mingzhu Tower and ascended another nearly 150 ters did the elevator start to slow and stop.
Ding, the elevator door opened.
A corridor with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, Tian Xi stared blankly out the window.
Looking down, more than half of Modu’s city nightscape ca into view, looking up, the sky full of stars, breathtakingly beautiful.
It turned out that the night sky seen by the wealthy was really different from what ordinary people saw.
At least she had stayed in Modu for two years, and never knew the city’s night sky could be so bright and beautiful.
It’s just like back in her hotown when she was little, if the weather was good enough, the moon big enough, there was no need for street lights.
The ground was covered with a red carpet, flanked by vibrant flowers, the end of the road was a door with exquisite carvings of dragons and phoenixes.
Like a passage of social class transition,
Just walk down this road and push open that door.
She would no longer be an unnoticed nobody, and there would surely be a place for her in the entertainnt industry in the future.
Tian Xi’s gaze gradually beca resolute as she stepped closer to the door, suddenly, the door opened.
Lu Liang leaned on the door fra and waved with a smile, "What are you doing outside, we’ve been waiting for you for a long ti."
"Oh~ coming!"
Tian Xi was startled, suddenly breaking character, her resolute gaze was replaced by confusion, right, what was she just thinking?
She muddled along inside with Lu Liang,
Standing there looking nervous, fingers clasping between gaps.
"Hungry? Co and have so."
Lu Liang smiled and led her to the dining room, decorated in Western style, yet the table was set with Chinese dishes, and the two chairs were moved together, instead of facing each other.
"Let’s eat together." Lu Liang started eating by himself, while Tian Xi sat upright like a robot, but her side glance was always secretly observing Lu Liang.
Although they had t on the plane, Lu Liang had been wearing a mask, so strictly speaking, tonight was her first ti actually seeing Lu Liang.
He seed like he just took a shower, hair fluffy and a bit flat, not very handso, but also not ugly, just an ordinary young man in his thirties.
Tian Xi squinted, feeling puzzled.
Because Lu Liang, who appeared on cara, was either serious, looking ready to fight, or smiling brightly, confident and flamboyant.
He had many titles,
But definitely no ordinary included.
After all, a self-made tycoon at the young age of thirty-three with a fortune worth billions.
He could be insidious, ruthless, domineering, straightforward or concerned for his country, but definitely not ordinary.
"Everyone says beauty whets the appetite, could it be my charm has grown to a point where looking is as satisfying as a al?"
Lu Liang noticed Tian Xi secretly observing him, suddenly looked up with a teasing smile.
Tian Xi’s gaze dodged as she instinctively avoided eye contact, habitually blurting out, "Yes, yes, just looking fills up."
She instantly regretted her words, wanting to slap herself and hurriedly explained, "Mr. Lu, don’t misunderstand, I didn’t an it like that."
"Then what do you an?" Lu Liang kept a straight face.
Tian Xi panicked, as she didn’t notice the hint of smile in Lu Liang’s eyes. Frantically explained, "Mr. Lu, you are not ugly, I don’t an you are nauseating, you are handso, though not very handso..."
Tian Xi felt she was making it worse.
Her mouth suddenly puckered, feeling more wronged, she didn’t want to be a celebrity anymore, she wanted to go ho.
Seeing her about to cry, Lu Liang laughed, "Just kidding, why so sensitive. You seed quite fearless when chatting, always teasing , so why act so ek when eting face to face?"
Tian Xi choked, pouting, feeling aggrieved said, "Online I’m bold and fierce, offline I’m timid and docile, isn’t this the state of contemporary internet users."
Lu Liang chuckled, picked up a tissue to wipe her tears, "Your makeup is so pretty tonight, if you cry, it’d be a waste."
Suddenly, he seed to perform a magic trick, taking a delicate gift box from behind Tian Xi, "Open it and take a look."
"In the past few days, because of work being too busy, I often did not reply to your ssages, I’m really sorry."
A few days ago he indeed was busy with work, but that evening was intentional.
At the ti, he saw Tian Xi’s reply but chose to read it without responding.
After all, inviting a girl, just sending the address is enough.
Don’t ask if she’s available, don’t ask if she’s free.
Just send the address, she will definitely co, no matter if she’s free or not, she’ll have to co over and explain.
However, this thod has a premise, is the inviter indifferent to the invitee.
Lu Liang was useful to Tian Xi, able to make her beco famous in the entertainnt industry, so she would definitely co.
If soone is just sending daily greetings or occasionally acting as a runner or ATM, then don’t humiliate yourself.
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