Gu Lina Zha immediately opened the large image.
The background of the photo seemed to be a very simple room, brightly lit.
The man in the photo was wearing a simple black crew-neck T-shirt, standing tall and straight.
He wasn't looking at the camera, his head slightly turned.
His well-defined facial contours appeared exceptionally three-dimensional in the light and shadow.
A high nose bridge, thin and sensual lips, and that sharp jawline.
His hair was cut very short, clean and neat, revealing a full forehead.
Although it was a casual photo, it couldn't hide the powerful aura he naturally possessed.
Gu Lina Zha’s breathing, at that instant, almost stopped.
Handsome!
Too handsome!
This kind of handsomeness was completely different from the carefully packaged young idols in the entertainment industry.
It was a masculine, extremely aggressive kind of handsomeness.
Especially Lu Mingyu’s eyes, although he wasn't looking directly at the camera, one could still feel their depth and sharpness.
Gu Lina Zha had seen at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, handsome men in the entertainment industry.
But not a single one could make her heart race and her cheeks flush just from a static photo, like the man in this picture.
This face, this physique, this demeanor—if he entered the entertainment industry, he would definitely be a sensation.
She looked at the man on her phone screen, her lips uncontrollably curving upwards, smiling like a child who had secretly eaten candy.
“Naza-jie, what are you looking at? Why are you smiling so happily?”
Assistant Xiao Lu’s voice rang out beside her, filled with strong curiosity.
She had noticed Gu Lina Zha looking at her phone, sometimes angry, sometimes smiling, for a while now.
Now she was smiling with a “lovestruck” expression, so something was definitely going on.
“Nothing.”
Gu Lina Zha guiltily pressed the lock screen button and placed her phone screen-down on her lap.
Xiao Lu leaned closer, winking, and whispered gossipy:
“You say nothing, but your face is all red.”
“Quick, tell me, which handsome guy is it?”
“Someone from our crew?”
“Or another celebrity you know?”
Seeing Xiao Lu’s “I understand” expression,
Gu Lina Zha cleared her throat and said, feigning composure,
“None of them, it’s just a… game CP.”
“Game CP?!”
Xiao Lu’s voice instantly rose by eight octaves, her face filled with shock and panic.
She nervously glanced outside the car, then lowered her voice and said,
“Oh my goodness, Naza-jie!”
“Are you crazy?”
“You’re a big celebrity, and you’re actually getting into some game CP online with someone?”
“If fans found out about this, what a huge stir it would cause!”
“And if Hong Jie found out… she’d kill me!”
Seeing Xiao Lu on the verge of tears, Gu Lina Zha not only felt no sympathy but found it somewhat amusing.
She deliberately put on a stern face and said in a threatening tone,
“Oh? Are you planning to tell Hong Jie?”
Xiao Lu waved her hands frantically, scared.
Gu Lina Zha slowly added,
“If you dare to tell Hong Jie, you won’t get a single penny of this month’s salary or bonus.”
Upon hearing the words “salary” and “bonus,” Xiao Lu’s survival instinct instantly went through the roof.
She immediately stood up straight, raised three fingers, and swore with a serious expression.
“No, no! I absolutely wouldn’t dare!”
“Naza-jie, don’t worry, I didn’t see anything today, I didn’t hear anything, I’m just a mute!”
Gu Lina Zha put down her phone, the silly smile still not completely gone from her face.
She let out a long breath, as if exhaling all the fluttering in her heart.
The man’s photo was deeply etched into her mind.
She closed her eyes, and that sharply defined profile, that high nose bridge, and those deep eyes.
Played over and over again before her eyes.
“Xiao Lu, I’m going to sleep for a bit.”
Gu Lina Zha lay back comfortably in her seat in the nanny van.
“Call me when we arrive, or if there’s anything urgent.”
Xiao Lu looked at her artist, who seemed completely distracted, and couldn’t help but advise her.
“Naza-jie, if I may say something I shouldn’t.”
“You really should quit that game.”
“Look at you lately, you don’t get enough sleep every day because you’re playing games.”
“If this continues, it won’t be good for your skin or your health.”
“Besides, if you spend so much time on games and it affects your work performance, Hong Jie…”
Hearing Xiao Lu mention the game, Gu Lina Zha’s lips uncontrollably curled up again.
She wasn't addicted to the game; she was clearly addicted to the person in the game.
“I can’t quit.”
Gu Lina Zha’s voice held a sweet, dreamlike quality.
“I can’t bear to leave my CP in it.”
After saying this, she didn't care what Xiao Lu’s reaction was.
She pulled a U-shaped neck pillow over her neck and contentedly closed her eyes.
Her mind was completely filled with the man named Lu Mingyu.
Xiao Lu looked at her like this, feeling both annoyed and amused, but mostly helpless and worried.
She picked up a thin blanket from the seat and carefully covered Gu Lina Zha.
The air conditioning in the car was strong, and she might catch a cold if she fell asleep.
After doing all this, she still felt uneasy and leaned close to Gu Lina Zha’s ear, reminding her again in a voice only the two of them could hear.
“Naza-jie, you really must restrain yourself a little.”
“Game CP stuff, you really can’t let anyone else know, especially Hong Jie.”
“If Hong Jie finds out, both of us will be finished.”
“She’ll really kill me!”
Xiao Lu’s tone was filled with fear; Hong Jie, in the hearts of these staff members, was like a king of hell who held the power of life and death.
“Mmm…”
Gu Lina Zha let out a perfunctory hum from her throat.
She didn’t even lift an eyelid, clearly not taking Xiao Lu’s warning seriously.
Soon, steady breathing sounds came, and she was truly asleep.
Xiao Lu sighed and resignedly sat back in her seat.
She began to ponder how she could get Gu Lina Zha away from that dangerous “game CP” without angering her.
After an unknown amount of time, the car slowly stopped.
Gu Lina Zha slowly woke up.
She rubbed her eyes, still a little groggy.
“Are we there?”
“Not yet, Naza-jie, there’s a traffic jam ahead.”
Xiao Lu’s voice came.
She was holding a tablet and was about to hand it over.
“Hong Jie just sent over the new quarter’s variety show list; she wants you to pick and see if there’s anything you’re interested in.”
Gu Lina Zha instantly sobered up quite a bit.
She sat up straight, took the tablet, and began to scroll through it.
The first thing that caught her eye was the most popular outdoor competitive reality show in China—
“Running Man.”
“This won’t work.”
Gu Lina Zha almost didn’t hesitate, directly swiping past it.
“The name-tag ripping is too intense; if I get injured, it’ll affect subsequent filming.”
Xiao Lu nodded; this reason was very sufficient and commonly used.
Gu Lina Zha continued to scroll down.
The second was a slow-paced, healing variety show—“Life in the Mushroom House.”
The photo showed blue skies and white clouds, a seaside cottage, looking very pleasant.
“This won’t work either.”
She refused again.
“The filming location is by the sea, and it’s a month-long shoot. What if I get tanned?”
“I have to join a costume drama crew next month; how can I play a fairy with a tanned face?”