"Miss Mu Yu, now that you've officially signed with Kays Group, how do you feel?"
"Miss Mu Yu, you've been in the industry for years without taking on a lead role. Why did Kays Group decide to sign you? Can you share with us?"
"Miss Mu Yu, how do you respond to the assault incident?"
On the restaurant's large LCD screen, Mu Yu's familiar face suddenly appeared.
The backdrop was the Kays Group lobby, where they were holding a signing ceremony.
The general manager of Kays Group's film and television division personally signed the contract with Mu Yu, and they also hosted a press conference for reporters.
Yesterday, Kays had leaked the news to various media outlets, announcing they would publicly sign Mu Yu today.
The incident of Mu Yu getting into a fight had also been exposed. What should have tarnished her image instead became a stroke of luck, boosting her fame.
Chu Lingzhi watched Mu Yu's beaming face on the screen. Even with heavy makeup, it couldn't hide the several scratch scars on her face.
Chu Lingzhi took a sip of tea. That ungrateful woman hadn't even told her about such a major signing.
Ouyang Ruobing noticed her looking up at the screen with a pleased expression and curiously turned her head to glance at it.
"You know her?" Ouyang Ruobing asked.
"My best friend."
"She's really beautiful." Upon hearing she was a close friend, Ouyang Ruobing looked back again.
"She's got the makings of a star," Chu Lingzhi said with a smile, though her thoughts drifted elsewhere.
She hadn't expected Nangong Yehen to move so fast. What she'd asked of him yesterday was already a reality today.
Chu Lingzhi glanced at Ouyang Ruobing. Could it really be, as she said, that Nangong Yehen had feelings for her?
After paying the bill, they walked out of the restaurant.
Ouyang Ruobing had to return to the company in the afternoon, while Chu Lingzhi needed to go back to Nangong Manor, so they parted ways.
Before leaving, Ouyang Ruobing suddenly said to Chu Lingzhi, "Lingzhi, I love Nangong deeply, and I'm willing to give everything for him, but I won't possess him!"
At least not when he doesn't love her, and she wouldn't think of possessing him.
Chu Lingzhi looked at her intently. "I understand."
Love requires sacrifice.
But not everyone who gives for love gets something in return.
Moreover, loving someone doesn't mean you have to possess them...
Chu Lingzhi stood there, watching Ouyang Ruobing's gradually receding figure, her emotions too complex to describe.
"Ah..." Chu Lingzhi let out a deep sigh, hoping this woman, who seemed noble but was actually pitiful, could find happiness.
Just then, her phone rang.
She pulled it out and saw it was Mu Yu calling.
Answering it, Chu Lingzhi snorted coldly. "Finally remembered me?"
"Lingzhi, I signed with Kays! Did you see the entertainment news?"
"I saw it."
"I never dreamed Kays would sign me. You know what? Their people came to the hospital in person to sign me. I'm so excited, I still can't believe this is real."
On the other end, Mu Yu's voice was thrilled and exhilarated.
"It's all real. Your luck has turned," Chu Lingzhi said with a smile. That silly girl.
"Lingzhi, I've got a packed schedule of appearances these days. I won't have time to hang out with you."
"I've been busy lately too."
"Oh, the reporters are swarming me again. I've got to deal with them."
With that, before Chu Lingzhi could respond, she hung up.
Chu Lingzhi frowned. A woman who forgets her friends once she has a career.
Just as she was about to put her phone back in her bag, another call came in.
The caller ID showed an unknown number, but she answered without hesitation.
The other side was silent for a moment before speaking. "Lingzhi, it's me."
Hearing that gentle voice, Chu Lingzhi froze on the spot, her mind going blank, unable to think of how to respond.