Upon hearing Shi An's words, Ruan Qing'an's leaden eyes showed a clear hint of confusion. She blinked and asked, "Huh?"
Shi An didn't explain, but simply snapped his fingers together and said, "Let's eat."
When Shi Anna remained silent and glanced at her with his dark eyes, a strong sense of crisis immediately welled up in Ruan Qing'an's heart. She quickly put down her pen and put on an extremely obedient look: "Okay, I'll go right away."
Only after Ruan Qing'an obediently shut up and ate did Shi An sit down opposite her, her eyes lowered as if deep in thought.
After a long pause, he suddenly said, "I'm going out for a bit."
"Okay, I got it. I'll stay home and keep busy. Remember to wear your mask, Shi-ge. If you get cornered outside, call me right away and I'll send someone to pick you up. Also—"
Ruan Qingan's rambling words came to an abrupt halt.
She could clearly see that Shi An's fingertips, which were gripping the chopsticks tightly, were slightly white from the force he was using, and he was silently watching her.
Ruan Qingan paused, then said, "I'm going to eat, I'm going to eat."
"...Be good and wait for me to come back."
Despite pressuring the sugar daddy, Shi An showed no remorse, placing her chopsticks on the table and saying, "Leave it after you finish eating, I'll take care of it."
The "mute" girl, who had kept her mouth shut, nodded repeatedly.
An hour later, at dusk, a black car stopped next to the villa. Mr. Jin, who was off work, touched the top of his head, which had almost no hair left. He hadn't taken more than a few steps forward when he suddenly saw Shi An.
The tall Shi An was standing at the entrance of the villa.
A cigarette was held between his slender fingers, and in the spreading night, the sparks flickered with each breath.
As he slowly exhaled the smoke rings, Shi An said in a hoarse voice, "President Jin."
"Shi An? What are you doing here? You've finally had some free time lately, with no work, why don't you go home and get some rest?"
"...Something came up."
Mr. Jin smiled and said, "What is it? Come on, let's go inside and talk."
Shi An shook his head slightly. He half-closed his eyes and stubbed out his cigarette. Only then did President Jin notice that the ground where Shi An was standing was covered with cigarette butts, as if he had some pent-up emotions.
At this moment, Shi An suddenly said, "President Jin, thank you for taking care of me before. Even when I was under partial blacklisting, you didn't abandon me."
Shi An rarely speaks at such length in private.
President Jin paused, stepped forward and patted Shi An on the shoulder: "Go ahead and speak, don't feel guilty. You've been in the entertainment industry since you entered Beixing Entertainment. Back then, you were a newcomer, and so was Beixing."
Shi An closed his eyes briefly; after all, it was his former employer.
"Mr. Jin, I plan to terminate my contract with Beixing."
"...If you can say it out loud, then it's a decision."
Upon hearing this, President Jin sighed and said, "I know you quite well, Shi An. You and Bei Xing went through the initial rookie period together. No matter what, the friendship is still there."
"But I'd like to know, what made you come up with this plan?"
Shi An paused, then sighed softly, "Someone needs me. Mr. Jin, you should know about the messy affairs of the wealthy families, right?"
"Is this Miss Ruan?"
"Um."
Mr. Jin sighed, "Well, it's a good thing for you too. Zhou Qianqian and I always thought you were just a robot who could only act. Now that you've changed, I'm happy for you."
"Let's not talk about whether it's difficult or not, let's just part ways amicably."
"...Thanks, Mr. Jin."
As soon as Shi An finished speaking, President Jin opened the villa door, turned his back to him, and waved his hand slightly: "Alright, let's go."
"Although you are still Beixing's cash cow, you have laid a solid foundation. Your departure will free up space for Beixing Entertainment to cultivate its own cash cow. It's no big deal."
"Go back quickly, it's rare that you still care about someone."
Shi An said softly, "Mr. Jin, call me if you need anything."
...
Soon, before the release of the movie "No Return", Shi An's move to Qiming Entertainment caused quite a stir. However, with the joint public relations efforts of Qiming Entertainment and Beixing Entertainment, the news was quickly suppressed and public opinion was calmed down.
After all, it was a "peaceful breakup," and there wasn't any major gossip.
After Ruan Qing'an successfully gained a foothold by leveraging Shi An's influence, she quickly mastered various affairs in the entertainment industry, working like a sophisticated instrument, spinning like a top.
Or rather, her and Shi An's future is tied to this competition between Ruan Qing'an and Ruan Qingling—the competition being about the revenue and influence of their two companies.
With company matters on one hand and taking over Shi An's agent's job on the other, Ruan Qing'an has had less and less sleep for several days.
It was nearly midnight when Shi An finished her phone call with the director.
The director of "No Return" informed him about the recent reception of the film and recommended several directors to him, hoping he would audition.
When An hung up the phone and was about to rest, he suddenly noticed a faint light coming from the crack in the door. He frowned slightly, got up, and went to check.
Outside, there were snow-white walls bathed in warm light. Shi An looked over and saw a petite figure beside the floor lamp.
Ruan Qingan was lying face down on the table, which was covered with a large stack of documents.
"Hmm..."
"Whoosh..."
When you get close, you can even hear her soft snoring; she's exhausted, yet her snoring is undeniably endearing.
Shi An sighed softly and stepped forward to carry her back to the room. But at that moment, his gaze fell on the unfinished work on the table, and Shi An was stunned.
I didn't expect her confrontation with her sister to start so quickly.
On the table were not only Qiming Entertainment's future plans, but also scripts for his future selections. These scripts even had annotations in Ruan Qing'an's handwriting.
From character design to plot, a great deal of effort has been put into every aspect.
Shi An's eyes softened: "Why do you always make yourself so tired, Miss Sugar Daddy?"
"Why is he so different from other people's sugar daddies..."
The next moment, he simply picked her up and carried her horizontally.
As dawn broke and the morning sun shone upon the world, Ruan Qing'an lay on the soft, dark bed. As if stimulated by the sunlight, her eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes.
The first thing you notice is the arms with exceptionally well-defined muscle lines.
Shi An was looking at the script, his head down, still with that indifferent look, but Ruan Qing'an subconsciously rubbed against his arm.
"woke up?"
"I'll choose the script; you have other plans today."
She was taken aback: "What?"
Two movie tickets were then pressed in front of her. Shi An said casually, "Come with me to see a movie."
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