Gu Lina Zha didn’t even lift her head, her fingers flying across the screen as she replied, “Don’t worry, Hong Jie, I’ve had it memorized backward and forward for ages.”
Hong Jie walked over to her, watched her skillfully control the game character, and sighed helplessly.
“Alright, I’m not worried about your lines.”
“But your popularity has dropped a bit recently, so I plan to get you a variety show to maintain your exposure.”
“Sounds good,” Gu Lina Zha agreed casually.
Seeing her indifferent attitude, Hong Jie felt even more that she hadn’t kept a tight enough rein on her recently.
“I think you’ve just been too idle lately, so idle that you have time to play games every day.”
“No, I need to arrange a few more announcements for you to keep you busy.”
Hong Jie made a decision to herself.
Then she turned and left the RV in a hurry, going to make calls to arrange work.
After Hong Jie left, the RV returned to quiet.
Gu Lina Zha’s game had just finished, resulting in a victory.
She stretched leisurely and casually placed her phone on the small table beside her.
The car door was gently pulled open, and a small head peeked in.
It was her personal assistant, Xiao Lu.
Xiao Lu carefully walked up, holding a cup of warm honey water.
“Naza-jie, Hong Jie has left. Have some water to soothe your throat.”
“Put it there,” Gu Lina Zha pointed to the table.
Xiao Lu put down the water cup and then handed Gu Lina Zha’s personal phone to her.
“Naza-jie, your phone.”
To prevent Hong Jie from making surprise inspections, she usually handed her personal phone to her assistant for safekeeping while working.
As soon as she saw her phone, Gu Lina Zha’s eyes instantly lit up.
She snatched it, skillfully unlocked the screen.
She couldn’t wait to open that familiar chat app.
The pinned chat box indeed had an unread message.
It was from Lu Mingyu.
Her heart inexplicably sped up by half a beat, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curl slightly upward.
She opened the message, and a short line of text appeared before her eyes.
“I received everything, and I like it very much.”
The smile on Gu Lina Zha’s face slowly froze after seeing this message.
Like it?
That’s it?
Nothing else?
She blinked, then looked again carefully, making sure she hadn’t missed a single word.
A surge of nameless anger flared up instantly.
She had spent an entire day!
She had specifically hired the most famous photographer in the industry.
She changed several outfits and went to many places that produced good photos.
She stood under the blazing sun in a sunflower field, smiling until her face was almost stiff.
On set, she seized every opportunity, not even letting go of her rest time.
In the gym, she was drenched in sweat, exhausted like a dog.
She took hundreds of photos, and then she carefully selected these few perfect ones.
And the result?
The result was just a fleeting “I like it very much”?
Like what?
Did he like the pink envelope she carefully selected, or the photos inside the envelope?
Couldn’t this man say a few more words?
What would happen if he praised, “The photos are really beautiful”?
He was simply an insensitive, dense straight man!
Gu Lina Zha threw her phone onto the soft sofa in a huff.
She grabbed a pillow and punched it twice hard.
Xiao Lu watched from the side, trembling with fear, and asked softly, “Naza-jie, what’s wrong? Who made you angry?”
“A blockhead!” Gu Lina Zha said grumpily.
After venting, her anger had mostly subsided.
She picked up her phone again, looked at the brief reply, and then smiled a little helplessly.
Forget it, why bother arguing with a straight man.
She began to make excuses for him.
He was a soldier; he probably didn’t have much contact with the internet normally, so it was normal for him to be inarticulate.
Hmm, it must be like that.
Or…
Gu Lina Zha’s eyes darted around, and an idea popped into her head.
Or, he was stunned by her beauty.
So shocked that his mind went blank, and he had no idea what to say!
Yes, it must be like that!
This thought instantly made her overjoyed, and the little bit of gloom she had felt earlier vanished into thin air.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt this was the most likely possibility.
This man must have been captivated by her stunning beauty.
Since he was too fool to know how to speak, she would take the initiative.
Gu Lina Zha’s fingertips danced rapidly across the screen.
“Are the photos good?”
She asked deliberately, like a little girl waiting for praise.
After sending the message, she held her phone, feeling a little nervous.
Almost at the moment the message was successfully sent, her phone vibrated.
It was an instant reply!
Gu Lina Zha’s heart skipped a beat, and she quickly opened it.
Lu Mingyu: “You are very beautiful.”
Not that the photos were beautiful, but that you are very beautiful.
Although there were only four simple words, the impact they brought was completely different.
Gu Lina Zha looked at these four words.
She felt as if her heart had been gently bumped by something, a sweet sensation.
The smile on her face could no longer be restrained, as bright and captivating as a blooming rose.
Now this is more like it!
Finally, he said something sensible.
She leaned back on the sofa contentedly, repeatedly looking at the phrase “You are very beautiful,” feeling delighted.
But after the happiness, a new doubt arose in her mind.
That’s not right.
It was normal for him to praise her beauty.
But his reaction was too calm.
She was a household name, a big star, right?
Didn’t he feel surprised at all when he saw the photos?
A normal person’s reaction shouldn’t be “Wow, so you’re that big star Gu Lina Zha”?
But there was no such meaning in his tone at all.
It was as if he was just praising an ordinary netizen.
A thought made Gu Lina Zha feel somewhat incredible.
This man… could it be that he didn’t know her at all?
How was that possible?
In this day and age, was there anyone who didn’t know Gu Lina Zha?
On TV, online, on billboards in every street and alley, her face was everywhere.
Where did he crawl out from, some primeval forest?
This discovery, instead of making her angry, made her feel… even more interesting.
In a world where everyone knew her.
Suddenly, someone appeared who knew nothing about her.
This feeling was novel and subtle.
Her curiosity about this mysterious game CP instantly reached its peak.
What kind of person was he, exactly?
What did he look like?
Since she had already “shown her true self,” then according to the principle of reciprocity, it was his turn.
Gu Lina Zha’s eyes flashed with cunning, and her fingers tapped on the screen again.
“It’s not fair if you only talk about me.”
“In exchange, I also want a photo of you.”
After the message was sent, the other party did not reply instantly as before.
One minute passed.
Two minutes passed.
The chat interface remained quiet.
Gu Lina Zha pouted, thinking:
This guy, could it be that he’s too ugly and doesn’t dare to send one?
Or, is he shy?
Just as she was letting her imagination run wild, her phone chimed.
A photo was sent over, face to face.