With a hint of heartache, she said, "Your father is already the richest man in the world, and your brothers are all so successful. Why are your grandparents still working so hard in the mines? They should be enjoying their retirement at this age. Does your father have a bad relationship with your parents?"

“It’s not a problem if we don’t have a relationship,” Ning Qiluo said casually. “It’s just that I heard my dad say that he has been very independent since he was a child and has almost never spent a penny of the family’s money.”

“Then they must not have a good relationship,” Fu-zai asserted.

The richest man in Country Y started from nothing and worked his way up.

My family was originally very poor.

My family has no money, so I've never spent any of their money. That makes sense, right?

"Actually, it's not as bad as you say. They just don't contact each other often, and my grandparents don't like my dad bothering them except during holidays." Ning Qiluo finished her water, put down the glass, and felt much better.

She picked up the script and started reading.

Fuzai muttered from the side, "I think your grandparents should be enjoying their retirement at this age, but they're still mining. Mining in the mountains doesn't make money and it's hard work. I heard that mining too much can easily cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Luoluo, you should try to persuade your grandparents more."

Fu-zai was thinking of the elderly.

That's why he kept muttering to himself.

Ning Qiluo reacted calmly, focusing on reading the script and ignoring what Fuzai said.

Unbeknownst to them, their conversation had been overheard.

Zhou Yue had originally been listening to Ning Qiluo boast.

When Zhou Yue heard about her grandparents still digging coal in the mountains, she was a little surprised. Their views and ideas were the same as Ning Qiluo's assistant, Fu Zai: "They're so old, why are they still living such a hard life?"

If it's an ordinary family, then forget about it.

The key point is, Ning Qiluo's family? They're the richest family in the world!

They actually let their two elderly relatives live such a hard life in the mountains!

Standing on her moral high ground, Zhou Yue felt it was truly outrageous. It seemed some wealthy people were only outwardly glamorous, their other side utterly despicable. The two elderly people were already living such a hard life; instead of taking them to enjoy a comfortable life, they were left to suffer in the mountains.

"That's outrageous!!"

Zhou Yue stamped her foot in a huff.

This must be exposed!!

...

Ning Qiluo was reading the script until almost 5 a.m., but her phone remained silent. Her initial anticipation gradually turned into a deep sense of worry.

Even Fu-zai noticed it.

"Should I call you first?" she muttered to herself.

Fu-zai thought they were talking to him, so he leaned closer to listen: "Huh?"

Ning Qiluo pushed Fuzai away: "It's nothing."

She also wanted to call Jiang Yingchi to ask him what he was doing, but she was afraid that he was busy with work and that her call would disturb him.

On second thought, she realized she was being too hasty; perhaps he wasn't even thinking about her.

Oh dear, this is so frustrating.

She covered her head.

Around 6 PM, Ning Qiluo had just finished eating when Bai Haoyi called to say that her scenes needed to start. Seeing that her phone wasn't responding, Ning Qiluo gave up waiting for his call and went to work.

When I get busy, I'm completely overwhelmed.

Ning Qiluo didn't finish work until midnight, and she was shivering from the cold.

When they came out of the film set, Chen Ruqing asked her, "Does Hong Kong feel colder than the northern part of the city?"

"Mmm-hmm-hmm," Ning Qiluo responded several times.

Just then, Fuzai ran over and said, "Luo Luo, Sister Xie Ya is here."