Chapter 769 Hao Yue's Side Story (31)
Gao Yingying coughed lightly and said, "To be honest, I was a sucker for good looks back then. I thought he was handsome, so I happily said yes. The adults were laughing happily, and I was just as happy. But now that I think about it, I was the only one who took it to heart back then."
“Our two families lived far apart, and we didn’t have much business dealings after that, so we didn’t see each other much anymore. But I don’t know what got into me, I was determined to become his wife. Zhou Yang said I was bewitched, but I didn’t take it seriously.”
As Gao Yingying recalled, a slight smile appeared on her lips: "Let me tell you, I was really bewitched. My grades were actually quite good in college, but after I found out that Tang Minghao had entered the entertainment industry, I became determined to enter the entertainment industry as well, which made my parents furious. But they could never change my mind since I was a child, so in the end I still came."
"I originally thought that once I entered the entertainment industry, I would definitely be able to see him every day, have common ground, and then I could naturally marry him. But it turns out that before I entered the industry, I could still see him on TV. Now, either he's on set or I'm on set. Not to mention not being able to see him in person, I don't even have time to watch TV now!"
Gao Yingying said with a speechless expression, "If I had known, who would have come here to suffer like this?"
Wen Yue nodded: "It's tough and very stressful in this industry."
"Yeah, they compare looks, education, acting skills, talents, they compare everything. I don't know where all this competition comes from. Why can't we just live our own lives?"
"But your efforts weren't in vain. Now you have the opportunity to be on the same show as him, so why are you saying... you want to give up?" Wen Yue asked, puzzled.
"Have you ever heard the saying, 'Distance makes the heart grow fonder'?" Gao Yingying looked at Wen Yue.
Wen Yue exclaimed, "Ah! You mean, once you got closer to him and spent more time with him, you stopped finding him 'beautiful'?"
Gao Yingying pouted: "It's not that he's not 'beautiful', he's actually quite handsome, but his personality... I think it's different from what I imagined."
"How are they different?"
"To be honest, my impression of him when I was a kid was that of a cool and aloof handsome guy, you know, like Rukawa Kaede!"
“Hmm…but Tang Minghao…is more like Sakuragi Hanamichi, isn’t he?” Wen Yue thought for a moment and said.
“That’s right! That’s exactly it!” Gao Yingying slapped her thigh. “Isn’t that outrageous? When he came to our house back then, he barely ate anything, spoke very little, and wore a black swallowtail suit, looking like a cool, handsome, and domineering prince. Later on, he was also dashing and debonair on screen, but in real life… he’s like a silly roe deer!!”
Wen Yue couldn't help but chuckle: "Your analogy... is quite apt."
"You don't know, the moment I saw him hawking fish at the market today, I suddenly felt, 'That's it, my filter has shattered.'"
"So... from that moment on, you decided you didn't like him anymore?" Wen Yue realized after speaking that Gao Yingying had indeed stopped clinging to Tang Minghao after leaving the market, and she even went to the secret room with Zhou Yang.
"Hey, can you understand that feeling? I've been thinking about this person for over a decade, only to find out in the end that they're completely different from what I imagined! And... most importantly!"
"What?"
"I've realized that this silly roe deer likes you!"
Wen Yue was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "I already told you he doesn't have those feelings for me..."
"You don't need to rush to argue, let me finish," Gao Yingying waved her hand and said, "Based on my careful observation all day, I found that Tang Minghao is really unusually nervous about you. Look at what happened in the secret room today, he was asking you how you were doing, hugging and cuddling you. And yesterday, when I said a few words to you, he stood up for you without saying a word. Why is that?"
"As I just said, it's because President An gave him some instructions..."
"Come on, do you think he's the kind of person who listens to his boss so readily? I have my own pride too, okay? Since he's already fallen for someone else, it would be too undignified for me to keep bothering him."
"You've really misunderstood..." Wen Yue explained weakly.
Gao Yingying snorted and said, "Anyway, I think you two are blinded by your own involvement. I'm different now. I've stepped out of it, so my eyes are now clear."
Wen Yue shook her head: "I still don't quite understand. Your filter shattered a bit too suddenly."
Gao Yingying cleared her throat and said, "Actually, it's not just me. Today, Zhou Yang also talked to me."
“Zhou Yang?” Wen Yue raised an eyebrow.
"Ah..." Gao Yingying's voice carried a rare hint of embarrassment.
What did he say to you?
"He didn't say much, just that he felt the Tang Minghao I liked was just an imagined version of him, not the real him, and that it made me realize what kind of person I really like. Then it dawned on me, and I realized what he said made sense," Gao Yingying said softly.
Wen Yue asked curiously, "That's it?"
"Well... he also said that if I have to find someone I like, I might as well look at him. At least we've known each other since we were little, we know each other well, and it will save our families from arranging some random marriages in the future."
Wen Yue: "!"
With an unconscious hint of gossip in her tone, Wen Yue asked her, "So what do you think?"
“I think…that makes sense.” Gao Yingying realized her mistake after speaking and quickly explained, “I don’t mean that I like Zhou Yang. It’s just that my parents have been arranging my marriage for the past two years. I used Tang Minghao as a shield before, but now that I know I don’t like him, I can’t use him as a shield anymore. Plus, Zhou Yang is also having this problem…so maybe…”
Wen Yue nodded: "Yeah, let's go with the flow."
Gao Yingying sensed the sarcasm in Wen Yue's tone and immediately said, "Don't be sarcastic. I'm talking to you, why are you dragging me into this again!"
"Tell me the truth, do you really have no other feelings for Tang Minghao?"
Wen Yue pursed her lips, and after a long while, she said softly as if she had made up her mind, "Was my behavior... obvious?"
"Ha, I knew it!" Gao Yingying had an expression of no surprise: "You're still pretending in front of me. We're both cunning foxes, yet you insist on playing ghost stories with me. You practically have 'I like you' written all over your face!"
Wen Yue exclaimed "Ah!" and buried her face in the back of her knees: "Then what should we do?"
"What do you mean, what should I do? If you like her, just confess! Anyway, I'm no longer your competitor, so what are you afraid of?" Gao Yingying said matter-of-factly.
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