Chapter 98 Sleepless Nights, Yet Still Living a Thrilling Life
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I didn't sleep well that night. The air conditioner was fixed by a technician, but it was a bit noisy. I tossed and turned all night, and my dreams were chaotic. I couldn't remember any of them when I woke up. I felt dizzy and wanted to go back to sleep.
The alarm clock rang twice. The house wasn't soundproof, and I didn't want to wake up Xu Si next door, so I quickly turned it off.
Then she got up and washed her face with cold water. She looked at herself in the mirror for a while and noticed that her eyes were a little swollen. She had drunk quite a bit of alcohol yesterday, which had taken a toll on her health. She sighed belatedly.
The urge to vent and complain has subsided considerably.
Cheng Yuzhou is now incredibly ruthless in his evaluations, saying things like, "18th-tier celebrities have no right to complain, they deserve to be looked down upon, and they deserve to be bullied."
Indeed, this is true; there is even more discrimination outside.
The lead actors had a motorhome with air conditioning and a refrigerator, but the location was so remote that the extras didn't even have a place to go to the toilet. In the 40-degree weather, she didn't dare to drink water; she only dared to drink at night.
Furthermore, the RV's toilet is not available for loan, because the urinal inside has to be taken out and emptied. The assistant does this job, and the artist doesn't have to do it themselves, but they also think others are dirty.
If she could get good resources simply by enduring a slap and a few insults, she would rather it happen every day.
Compared to her, many people in this industry have had a much harder time, and she has seen too many people who have lost lawsuits against their companies and ended up with huge debts.
Human happiness is truly relative.
She was indeed one of those students who had a smooth life at school. Her parents didn't care much about her grades, as long as she didn't rank at the bottom. They hired tutors, which helped to some extent, but it depended on her own level of self-discipline. She wasn't fully focused on her academic studies and thought the entertainment industry was an easier path.
I loosely tied my hair up, went into the kitchen, and casually made a sandwich to eat.
My older brother messaged me, asking, "I haven't heard you ask for money lately. What have you been up to? Didn't you say a few days ago that you weren't getting any acting jobs?"
She ate slowly, bite by bite, and made herself some oatmeal yogurt. She didn't know how to reply, but then she thought, "If I ask you for money, you'll definitely make me go to work."
The older brother transferred two thousand directly.
Then he sent several more voice messages.
"It's not too late to talk about jobs after you graduate."
“I understand you want to have fun now, but no one can support you for life. I’m more than a decade older than you. What will you do years from now if you don’t have a skill or the ability to make money? Don’t tell me you’ll be dating a rich second-generation heir then.”
“I don’t want you, a poor boy, to be with someone, but I also don’t expect you to find someone rich. No matter what your second brother’s plans are, I have never thought of taking advantage of my brother-in-law.”
She replied dismissively, "I know, but what if I don't like it?"
After meeting those two, I really find it hard to be attracted to men with average circumstances. If I were to get married in the future, I definitely wouldn't choose someone like you. You even said last time that you would introduce me to a doctor, but forget it. I'd rather stay single.
Once you realize that life can be changed, you never want to go back to the way you were before.
The appearance of Chen Jiabai and Shen Yueze was merely to allow her to experience a world that did not originally belong to her.
After the breakup, she suffered no loss and even made a fortune; however, the sense of loss was too intense.
Moreover, if it weren't for Cheng Yuzhou's relationship with Shen Yueze and any lingering affection, she would have been cheated out of money and affection long ago.
Senior Qiao Yin is also beautiful, with outstanding temperament and height. She has been in the industry for several years and has earned less than 100,000 yuan, but has probably spent hundreds of thousands of yuan. She needs money to maintain relationships and give gifts.
The longer it takes, the more you give, the more greedy you become, and the more unwilling you are to give up.
But she, in such a short time, is far from being able to give up.
Wen Yichuan was in his office. He wasn't busy this morning and tried to persuade her, "The circles you're in, the friends you make, and the values you've been shaped by the outside world over a long period of time all determine your future path. That's why I said from the beginning that hanging out with those rich kids for too long won't do you any good."
“You’re becoming more and more unrealistic and ambitious. If our family had connections, I would support whatever you do, whether you make money or not. But we don’t have those connections. This isn’t something that can be achieved just by how much effort you put in. I believe you’re already feeling that now.”
She ate her yogurt and returned the two thousand yuan, saying, "Brother, I don't want your money. Please stop trying to persuade me."
I suddenly felt glad that I hadn't told my older brother about what had happened these past few days.
Wen Yiran completely ignored her and continued, "Outside, countless people are vying for even a good job that pays a few thousand yuan. As for the entertainment industry, although I don't know much about it..."
"But I understand how this world works. The greater the profit, the less moral and humane there is. The terrifying level of competition is unimaginable. People are often willing to pay with their lives for money..."
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Before she finished listening to the voice message, she calculated her current savings, then went back to her room to pack her things. She planned to go to a luxury goods store to sell some bags, bracelets, necklaces, and the like. Clothes weren't worth much in recycling, so selling them wouldn't be appropriate.
He opened the jewelry box and scanned the items. They were neatly arranged, most of them bought by Shen Yueze. Chen Jiabai hadn't given him as many as he had; he didn't even have enough money for his startup. He'd swiped his family's credit card to give her the jewelry.
Shen Yueze is different; he earns mostly from investments and has no restrictions on spending money. If he goes out to buy something, his family won't receive a notification or ask him what he bought.
However, his spending is really high. Almost all the necessities in his life are expensive. He can spend tens of thousands of yuan a month just on fruit. She has only been to the supermarket he likes to go to once, but she has never bought anything there. The prices are ridiculously high.
Sometimes I even want him to be more frugal. He already has so many clothes and shoes that he can't wear them all. Is it really necessary to use a custom lighter that costs tens of thousands?
But then I thought about it again and realized it wasn't necessary. The money saved wasn't for her, it was for his future wife, so I decided to keep quiet.
She hesitated for a while looking at the neatly arranged necklaces and bracelets, and chose three that held their value best. They were all bought by him, and she didn't wear them very often; they were mainly used to match her clothes.
However, when filming, you have to dress according to the character's personality; you can't just wear random things, as they're not really useful anyway.
She packed everything in the box, put on a baseball cap, and went out. As she walked down the old apartment building stairs, listening to the lively sounds of her neighbors preparing breakfast, she lowered her eyes and silently thought that she needed to get rid of all the things he had bought as soon as possible to avoid being constantly annoyed.
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Yesterday's eye contact, which was neither long nor short, revealed no emotion in his eyes. He was indifferent, apathetic, and uninterested, as if she were a complete stranger.
He continued to live a thriving life, even getting a new LaFerrari. Whether she was by his side or not, whether it was Shi Yingmeng or someone else, he was doing just as well as before.
The fact that they parted ways so decisively, without any attempt to hold on, proves that she is unimportant.
For her, it was just a return to square one. If she weren't so greedy, she could comfort herself by saying she had earned over a million in the past two months.
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A note from the author:
This is neither a sweet romance nor a feel-good story; it mainly focuses on the ups and downs of relationships.
1. From the internet
The breakup scene was actually the part I enjoyed writing the most. [glasses]
The decision to pair up meant this kind of drama was inevitable, so the focus isn't on reconciliation, but on the process of their entanglement.
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