Bai Muyin felt that this was their first date and he wanted to take it seriously, so he took her to a high-end restaurant: "The desserts here are good, I'm sure you'll like them."

In the original owner's memories, when she went on dates with Jiang Yi, he would usually let her choose the dishes in a gentlemanly manner, and she didn't care much about what she ate.

Bai Muyin only asked her what she couldn't eat, keeping it simple and natural, which she preferred. She didn't have to think too much and could just wait to eat.

Before the dishes were served, the waiter brought out tea.

Bai Muyin poured tea for Yun Shudai, asking, "Aren't you busy lately?"

"Well, I haven't had any gigs lately. Actually... I treat acting as a side job; I still prefer painting. But acting pays well, and I don't want to give it up. Do you... think I'm too money-grubbing?"

"No, I love money too."

Bai Muyin's words instantly warmed up the atmosphere, causing Yun Shudai to burst out laughing.

"I'm telling the truth. Only with money can you live the life you want and avoid feeling pressured, right?"

Yun Shudai nodded in agreement: "Money is a necessity for human survival. Everyone in this world is busy and struggling, and who isn't doing it all for a few coins?"

The two enjoyed their meal fairly well. Afterwards, Yun Shudai was going to Professor Liang's acting class.

After speaking, she turned to meet Bai Muyin's curious eyes and said with a smile, "After all, I'm not from a professional background. There are so many outstanding people in the industry. If I want to gain a foothold in it, I naturally have to work twice as hard."

"You are very good."

After dropping Yun Shudai off at the school gate, Bai Muyin wanted to ask her when get out of class would end.

Then, remembering that he was going on a business trip abroad that afternoon, he reached out and touched the hair in front of her ear, watching her go inside.

Yun Shudai left school around 5 p.m. and returned home around 6 p.m.

As soon as I got home, I received a message from Bai Muyin: "I'm going abroad for half a month."

When a man suddenly reports his whereabouts to you, Yun Shudai feels a strange sensation. A smile naturally appears on her lips as she replies, "Be careful."

"Um."

Their conversation is limited to this point; they can't bring themselves to say anything more ambiguous or profound, at least not to her.

Bai Muyin was rather reserved; he wanted to ask Yun Shudai if she missed him.

But this was the first time in my life I'd ever said something like that to a woman, and even through a screen, I couldn't bring myself to say it.

...

When I got home that evening, I went to my social media profile and found no one there.

He Wan is currently being used as a guinea pig by Su Ranran.

I'm learning pulse diagnosis and don't have time to come in.

Yun Shudai scrolled through her phone for a while, and just as she was about to put it down, she saw a news report: a famous movie star was photographed partying with friends at night, and one of them, who appeared to be Shen Jimeng, was behaving very intimately with him. Moreover, they stayed in a high-end villa area for two consecutive nights without coming out.

Although the article didn't mention who the male movie star was, and the photo was blurry, Yun Shudai still recognized him at a glance as Jiang Yi.

Thinking back on the plot, I can't remember exactly how many times the two of them were photographed. Anyway, every time the public thought it was the truth, those news would slowly disappear, as if none of it had ever happened.

Yun Shudai knew that some of these trending topics were removed by the villain himself, because he was the only one who didn't want the public to know about the relationship between Shen Jimeng and Jiang Yi.

Of course, now that she's not causing them trouble, it's hard to say how long the villain could hold out on his own.

Now that she's distanced herself from the male and female leads, she hasn't done the things in the book that slandered or hurt them, and she hasn't competed with the female lead for resources. So, in the male and female leads' world, she's practically a passerby now.

Yun Shudai thought this way, but in the end, they were still connected.

In the evening, when He Wan had some free time, Yun Shudai went to stock up on goods for her again. This time, she didn't go to the wholesale market, but to the shopping mall. She bought all kinds of snacks and food, and bought two bags of rice and flour from the mall.

They were easy to carry, and over time, they could store up quite a bit of grain for He Wan.

Last time, He Wan brought back a radio, and she has been searching online recently, but she hasn't found one like it.

I did find an antique market, and at one of the stalls, they were selling brand new watches from the 1970s.

She bought them for 30 yuan each, and then spent 100 yuan. Later, she went to the textile market and ordered 50 sewing machines. Since it was difficult to carry the sewing machines upstairs, she would secretly bring them up at night.

Although her dance became popular for a while during the Chinese New Year, it didn't bring her any good gigs.

Yun Shudai wasn't in a hurry and focused on her acting classes. Uncle Liang said that if she finished this semester, she could get her graduate degree certificate.

After Uncle Liang brought her into the entertainment industry, Yun Shudai followed him to the drama academy for classes. Although she didn't attend often, she was still a registered student.

Yun Shudai didn't care about these certificates; she believed that ability wasn't based on certificates.

These past few days, she came across a well-known illustration competition in China online.