Chapter 1 is just about...
“I heard from Abu that Luo Huaimin and Dai Fengjiao have been asking her about you again. You said you’re getting more and more famous, and I’m a little worried about you.”
After Yu Jiu finished speaking, he looked at the handsome face in front of him with a worried expression.
"Hey, I'm talking to you, are you even listening?" Seeing that the person on the other end didn't react at all, Yu Jiu couldn't help but poke the person's arm with her finger.
Luo Jiayin put down the script in her hand, raised an eyebrow, and looked at Yu Jiu, who was glaring at her, with a hint of helplessness.
"I'm becoming more and more famous. Shouldn't you be happy for me, my darling assistant?" Luo Jiayin hooked Yu Jiu's chin with her index finger, her eyes full of arrogance and a touch of laziness, just like the attitude of those sickly and domineering CEOs in TV dramas.
Yu Jiu, her face flushed, glared at Luo Jiayin and slapped her hand away: "Hey, be serious! I'm talking to you about serious matters! Stop flirting with me!"
"But Miss Yu Jiu is the most important thing to me." Luo Jiayin's lips curled into a beautiful smile, and even Yu Jiu couldn't help but be stunned by such a doting smile.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, Yu Jiu shook his head violently and said through gritted teeth to Luo Jiayin, "Luo Jiayin, if you were really a man, you would definitely be a master at picking up girls and a monstrous beauty who brings ruin to the country!"
"Hehe." Luo Jiayin chuckled, "And it is now."
"..." Yu Jiu opened his mouth for a long time, but couldn't say a word in rebuttal.
That's right. As a rising idol, with his handsome looks and gentle, ambitious "puppy dog" persona, Luo Jiayin has amassed so many female fans that if they were all lined up, they could probably circle the Earth.
Seeing Yu Jiu's indignant expression, Luo Jiayin finally burst out laughing.
"So, Assistant Yu, isn't my acting now top-notch?"
Yu Jiu rolled her eyes helplessly, then suddenly remembered the important matter she had just wanted to tell Luo Jiayin.
"Hey Yinyin, aren't you getting too popular right now? Maybe after this movie wraps up, I'll turn down that variety show you're going to be on that features Actor Gu."
"Ugh~" Luo Jiayin curled her lips in disgust. "His name is Gu Yi Shen! Speak properly, do you think you live in a Mary Sue novel? Gu Yingdi, huh?"
After expressing her disdain, Luo Jiayin looked at Yu Jiu with some confusion: "Why did you turn it down? Gu Yishen is a top star now, having just won the double Best Actor award. Such an opportunity to work with him is rare and precious."
"I'm just worried that you'll be recognized by that heartless couple. I know you're strong-willed, but what if..."
"Oh, relax." Before Yu Jiu could finish speaking, Luo Jiayin interrupted her, "No matter what, they would never think that the current popular idol Luo Jia is a woman. You know, the darkest place is under the lamp. The more uninhibited we are, the less likely they are to think about me."
Yu Jiu frowned and thought about it. She felt that Luo Jiayin's words made some sense. Besides, they were always extremely careful. Apart from her, her childhood friend, best friend and assistant of more than ten years, the entire company, including Luo Jiayin's agent, did not know that her real gender was actually female.
With that thought in mind, Yu Jiu gave up the idea of helping Luo Jiayin turn down that variety show.
Luo Jiayin smiled and pinched Yu Jiu's cheek, then lowered her head and focused on reading the script in her hands.
There were still a few night shoots tonight, and it was uncertain whether they would have to work through the night. Yu Jiu was worried that Luo Jiayin would be sleepy at night, so he thought he would let her take a nap. He got up and made Luo Jiayin a cup of milk tea. On the way, he cursed Luo Huaimin and Dai Fengjiao, that unscrupulous couple, in his heart.
Thinking of Luo Jiayin's scumbag father and vicious stepmother, Yu Jiu sighed silently.
As her best friend, she knew all too well how Luo Jiayin had lived all these years.
She was clearly the real heiress of the Luo family, but compared to Luo Xinran, the daughter born to her stepmother, their treatment was worlds apart!
Luo Xinran has been dressed in gold and silver since childhood, and eats delicacies from land and sea. She can get whatever she wants with just a word. But what about Luo Jiayin?
They ate what others had left over, wore what others didn't want, and were constantly scolded and beaten.
Yu Jiu felt that Luo Jiayin was not the kind of submissive little lamb, so why did she never resist the abuse at home?
What's most infuriating is that scumbag Luo Huaimin. He married Luo Jiayin's mother and only got started with the support of her family. But what about him?
Instead of being grateful, he married Dai Fengjiao, a mistress, right after Madam Luo passed away, and brought along Luo Xinran, who was even older than Luo Jiayin.
It's one thing for a father to be unfair to his wife, but for someone who made his fortune by living off a woman to treat his only daughter so poorly.
Yu Jiu's fists were clenched tightly at her sides, so tightly that she didn't even notice the water had boiled. Luckily, she snapped out of it in time, otherwise the kettle would probably have boiled dry.
"What bad luck! Even thinking about those two unlucky things brings bad luck!" Yu Jiu muttered under his breath.
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After Yu Jiu brewed the milk tea again and brought it into the room, Luo Jiayin remained in the same position as when she left, intently studying the script.
Hearing the noise, Luo Jiayin didn't even look up. "Jiujiu, put the things aside and take a nap first."
Yu Jiu put down the cup and saucer, put his hands on his hips, and stood by the bed pretending to be angry, staring at Luo Jiayin without saying a word.
Feeling the sudden chill emanating from above, Luo Jiayin swallowed hard, looked up, and sure enough, met Yu Jiu's sinister gaze.
"Miss Yu... why are you looking at me like that? My feelings for you are as clear as the sun and moon!"
Luo Jiayin promptly adopted a wounded expression, her eyes filled with tears, conveying a sense of utter grief.
"Alright, alright, that's enough of the act." This time, Yu Jiu wasn't buying Luo Jiayin's act.
She grabbed Luo Jiayin by the collar and dragged him to the bed like a female warrior. Then she handed him a cup of milk tea and said with a forced smile, "Young master, be good, drink your milk tea quickly, and then go to sleep quietly."
Luo Jiayin felt a chill. She knew Yu Jiu meant well and was worried that her body couldn't handle it, but this "an eye for an eye" approach was really hard for her to accept.
Luo Jiayin didn't try to be brave. She knew she might have to stay up all night, so she obediently drank her milk tea and lay down. Even if she couldn't sleep, she closed her eyes and pretended to doze off, after all, health is the foundation of everything.
Seeing that Luo Jiayin had obediently lay down to rest, Yu Jiu was satisfied and went back to rest in the next room.
Luo Jiayin lay on the bed with her eyes closed, but her mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.
Yu Jiu said something that's true, but not entirely true.
She was indeed strong-willed, but she never told Yu Jiu that the reason she went into hiding, even disguised herself as a man to fight her way into the entertainment industry, was not only to make a living, but also to seek justice for herself and her mother.
Luo Jiayin was rebellious by nature. She had pretended to be obedient for so many years in that place that could hardly be called "home" simply because she was curious about what they were capable of. What Luo Jiayin truly wanted was more than just justice.
Wealth, sex, fame, food, and sleep.
There are countless ordinary people in the world, and she is just one of them. Tell me, who in this world doesn't love handsome men and beautiful women, money and fame?
But she simply wanted to give up.
[Book Reading Guide]
The author has a strong survival instinct, so please be aware of potential triggers and proceed with caution. Any omissions will be supplemented as they arise!
1. No character is absolutely perfect! Even the protagonist will have some flaws.
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7. [Chapters 109-126 are poorly written; you can skip to the next chapter without affecting your reading experience.]
8. To be supplemented.
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