Chapter 95 Max
In the hospital, Shi Jin lay weakly on the bed with a feeding tube inserted, her mother taking care of her beside her.
Shi Jin drank until the early hours of the morning last night and ended up in the hospital with a stomach hemorrhage.
Shi Jin rarely got sick from childhood to adulthood and cherished his health, a sight that was rare in his mother's eyes.
Shi's mother looked at her son, whose face was pale on the hospital bed, with heartache, and choked up and wiped away tears several times.
Finally, she couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears.
"Son, promise Mom you won't drink like that again, okay? It's just a pearl, Mom will find you a whole string of pearls later, okay? Since you two aren't meant to be, don't demean yourself, okay?"
Shi's mother finally understood a principle: forced relationships are never sweet.
No matter how good Bai Zhenzhu is, she is ultimately not a good match for her son, so it's best to end things as soon as possible.
When Shi Jin, who had been motionless, heard the word "pearl," he finally showed a slight change in his expression.
He turned his head, his eyes bloodshot and dark circles under his eyes clearly visible. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Mom, Pearl likes you a lot. Maybe she'll listen to you. Can you please persuade Pearl not to leave me?"
These days, Shi Jin feels like her life is about to be destroyed.
He lived a painful life like a walking corpse in the darkness where there were no pearls.
I really can't hold on much longer.
“Son, Mom wants to help you, but Pearl won’t even answer my calls now, there’s nothing I can do.”
"Mom, I really can't live without Pearl, I beg you, please help me..."
In the end, Shi Jin actually cried.
This was the first time in all these years that Shi's mother had heard her son ask her for help. No matter how great the difficulties were, she was determined to face them bravely for her son's sake.
So she promised, "Son, don't cry, Mom will help you, okay?"
...
After making several inquiries, Shi's mother learned that Bai Zhenzhu had taken a month-long leave of absence. She didn't know where she had gone, but it seemed that she was not in Kyoto.
Meanwhile, Bai Zhenzhu was sitting on a plane bound for Bali.
She sold the yacht that Shi Jin had given her and had a lot of money, so she was very generous on this trip and didn't skimp on herself at all, buying all business class tickets.
And that's why she could sit next to Max, the top star, the man who haunts the dreams of countless Chinese women.
Although she wasn't a fan of celebrities, Yoon Ga-hee kept talking about Max's dramas and scandals in her ear every day, which made her more curious about this unfamiliar star.
Max was wearing sunglasses, a denim jacket from LV's latest runway collection, light chestnut brown hair, and an American-style spiky hairstyle—he looked incredibly cool.
Bai Zhenzhu glanced casually to her side a few times, but quickly looked away.
Seeing celebrities up close really reveals how different they are from ordinary people.
Not only does she smell wonderful, but her aloof and unapproachable aura is also quite captivating.
Max seemed to have noticed Bai Zhenzhu's prying eyes. He impatiently took off his sunglasses, intending to give her a lecture about not peeping and taking pictures, but instead he saw Bai Zhenzhu's beautiful face, which was innocent, naive, and a little shy.
Max has seen many top beauties in the entertainment industry, but none have been as captivating as Bai Zhenzhu, who, even without makeup, is so striking that you want to look at her a second time…
He stared intently at Bai Zhenzhu with those eyes that held such deep affection even when looking at a dog, as if they were tangible, and stared at her for a very long time.
Now it's Bai Zhenzhu's turn to teach him a lesson.
“Sir, it’s very impolite of you to stare at me like that.”
Max never imagined that one day she would be treated like one of those obsessive fans; it's kind of funny.
"I'm sorry, I'm a bit of a beauty enthusiast, especially when I see beautiful things, I can't help but stare at them."
Bai Zhenzhu was taken aback. Are top celebrities really this glib?
She didn't want to be besieged by his fans, so she quietly withdrew her curiosity, sat back down, leaned to the side, and closed her eyes to prepare for sleep.
Fortunately, the rest of the journey went smoothly, and the top celebrity did not speak to him again.
...
After getting off the plane, Bai Zhenzhu pushed her suitcase out of the airport.
While she was waiting for a taxi, a short man dressed in casual clothes and wearing a baseball cap walked over and handed her a business card.
"Hello, I'm Chen, Max's assistant. This is Max's contact information. He wants to be friends with you."
"Contact information? Want to be friends?"
Bai Zhenzhu stared in surprise at the business card with contact information written on it. It turned out that the news circulating online about celebrities selecting their concubines through their assistants was true!
Although she wasn't particularly interested in Max, having the experience of befriending a celebrity might become a topic of conversation for her children and grandchildren when she's old.
It's quite interesting.
So she readily accepted the business card and generously replied, "Sure, we can be friends."
"Miss, could you please leave your contact information?"
"Of course, no problem."
Bai Zhenzhu gave the other party her WeChat ID, and then pushed her luggage to the hotel she had booked.
Unexpectedly, she and Max had quite a deep connection; they ended up staying at the same hotel, in adjacent presidential suites.
Just as Max finished tidying up and came out of the room, she ran into White Pearl, who was about to go in.
They both laughed at the same time.
"Are you following me?" Bai Zhenzhu joked, pointing to her room.
"Weren't you the one stalking me?" Max joked back, trying to cheer up Bai Zhenzhu.
"Let's get to know each other properly. My name is Max, and I'm an actor." Max was unusually serious and politely extended his right hand.
Bai Zhenzhu wasn't one to mince words, so she extended her right hand to introduce herself: "My name is Bai Zhenzhu, I'm a senior in college, nice to meet you."
The two shook hands amiably.
Are you here in Bali for vacation?
"Yeah, I came here to relax. Do you have work here? Are you filming a movie or a commercial?"
"I'm here to relax. I just finished filming a period drama and I'm exhausted, so I came here to unwind."
"Oh, is that so?"
Bai Zhenzhu thought that the conversation with the people she had just met should be over, but to her surprise, Max immediately invited her: "Since we're both out for a break and we seem to have such a coincidence, why don't we hang out together for the next few days?"
White Pearl smiled slyly and raised an eyebrow. "Okay, let's play together!"
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