The sweetest in the entertainment industry

It was past ten o'clock when the rehearsal ended. After having some late-night snacks with the team, the couple returned to their old house together. When they arrived at the entrance of the community, Gu Lanxi said she was too full and wanted to get out and walk around. Lu Nanting did not refuse. He gave her a thick coat to wear, and also put a hat and scarf on her before pulling her out of the car.

The side gate of the community is close to home. As soon as the two entered, they saw a large grove of wintersweet trees. Even from a distance, they could smell the refreshing fragrance.

To enjoy the scenery, the snow in the forest hadn't been shoveled, and it was dazzlingly white under the moonlight.

The two walked home along the stone path, hands in their pockets, one in front of the other.

Gu Lanxi suddenly stopped, turned around and waved to Lu Nanting, signaling him to lower his head.

As soon as he leaned closer, his collar was grabbed.

"I'm willing to be with you because you're a really good person, not because you pretend to be a good person for me, do you understand?"

Gu Lanxi stared intently into his eyes, slowly moved closer to his face until their noses were almost touching, and then gritted her teeth and said those words to him.

The two were too close. When Lu Nanting's gaze fell into those dark eyes filled with emotion, he couldn't quite figure out what she meant by that seemingly random sentence. To be on the safe side, he remained silent.

Seeing that he was just staring at her blankly, Gu Lanxi let go of his hand, gave him a push in an annoyed manner, and turned to leave.

She didn't use much force, but Lu Nanting was pushed back slightly, and he didn't even need to move his feet to stand up.

There were still specks of unmelted snow on the stone slabs. Afraid of slipping and falling, he didn't dare to pull Gu Lanxi along, but followed behind, explaining in a low voice:
“I’m not pretending. I didn’t misunderstand your intentions. I know you’ve always been straightforward and direct in your work. The reason you had the training in first aid was really just for the safety of the team members, not for reasons like possessiveness or jealousy, as they’ve said.”

Seeing that Gu Lanxi still ignored him, Lu Nanting took two quick steps to stand shoulder to shoulder with her, and raised his voice slightly:
"I admit, I was a little upset that you didn't mind me giving CPR to another woman, but I wasn't pretending to be nice by not saying anything. I just knew very well that it was about saving a life, and there was nothing else involved. With your magnanimity, it's normal that you don't mind. I was just a little stressed and tired, really!"

Seeing that he was practically swearing an oath, Gu Lanxi slightly turned her head, casually picked a wintersweet blossom, and tucked it into his hat:

"Is it because my performance was terrible?"

Lu Nanting then realized what she was unhappy about.

Gu Lanxi is a truly contradictory person.

Sometimes I don't care what others think, but other times I feel incredibly burdened by my image.

Thinking about it carefully, she always had very high expectations of herself whenever she was with me.

Lu Nanting couldn't help but smile and took her hand, his large hand enveloping her small one, and forcefully stuffed it into his pocket.

Seeing that he didn't speak, but just grabbed her and laughed hard, Gu Lanxi became even more unhappy: "You're laughing at me."

After leaving the side path and entering the main road, Lu Nanting stopped, straightened her scarf, touched Gu Lanxi's forehead with his own, and then whispered words of comfort to her:

"You did a great job, really, everyone is really looking forward to the day of the actual performance."

"Hmph, the closeness of feelings affects one's judgment of things. You all have too much of a filter on me, so you can't be sure."

"Do you know how old I was when I first stepped onto a big stage, as far as I can remember?"

"I really don't know that."

"Then you're not serious about archaeology!"

"Tell me about it. I've already told you about my childhood. What's wrong with telling me about your childhood?"

The moon was very bright tonight. It was the middle of the night, and apart from the two of them, there was no one else out and about. They walked hand in hand on the road, their shadows stretching out long.

Gu Lanxi enjoyed the quiet moment and stopped pressing for details, simply following Lu Nanting's lead and continuing the conversation.

"When I was five or six years old, I really liked Tao Jian, and I even asked my mom to send me to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala to be his backup dancer."

Lu Nanting showed his talent in music and dance at a very young age and was already very famous while he was still in school. But this was the first time Gu Lanxi knew that he had been on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala at such a young age!
"How come no one has dug this out all these years?"

Otherwise, given her attention to Lu Nanting, there's no reason she wouldn't know. "Ahem, my makeup was quite heavy back then..."

"Let me search it up."

With a specific year and the name Tao Jian, Gu Lanxi quickly found it.

It was a New Year's song, full of festive cheer, sung by Tao Jian, with a group of children jumping around him.

With Nezha-style double buns, a red scarf, a red dot between her eyebrows, a monkey-like bottom, and festive, uniform clothing, she puffed out her little mouth with a serious expression and danced with great earnestness.

No wonder no one has exposed him!
Gu Lanxi walked and looked around, laughing as she went.

Late at night, their laughter was quite creepy.

Lu Nanting had only intended to tease her because she seemed unhappy, but he had gone too far and now had to find a way to coax her back.

"I was so nervous at the time. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep for two months beforehand because I had never been on such a big stage before. But I really like Tao Jian. I met him, got his autograph and a photo, but I still wasn't satisfied. I wanted to perform with him, but then I found out he was lip-syncing. Sigh~ After the rehearsal, I stopped being a fan."

Nearly twenty years ago, artists who didn't maintain their popularity were basically forgotten in the entertainment industry. Gu Lanxi didn't know much about this person, so hearing him say that piqued her curiosity.

"So what did you like about him back then? You're not someone with bad taste, nor are you someone who changes their mind easily."

"I like that he has a strong personality, I think he's really cool. I was very disappointed when I found out he was lip-syncing. Even though I knew everyone was going to lip-sync after the rehearsal, he didn't show any dissatisfaction and just accepted it naturally. At that moment, I felt that he wasn't the same person I had imagined..."

"What if one day you find that I'm not quite the same as you imagined?"

"When you're a fan of a celebrity, there's bound to be some difference between them and the real person. But when I follow you, it's not the kind of following you that fans do. We interact with the real person, and that's different."

"What if... I'm lying to you? Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills, you know?"

"Then I accept it. I chose this path, and I'll crawl to the end if I have to."

Gu Lanxi clicked her tongue loudly and didn't respond.

"I am a little nervous, but I will try my best to overcome it."

Seeing that she had steered the conversation back to the topic, although this was Lu Nanting's original intention in bringing it up, Lu Nanting naturally wouldn't let it go now that she had brought it up.

"Don't change the subject. I'm asking you, are you going to let me lose?"

"Well, it depends on my mood."

"I'll give you a chance to rephrase your words!"

"see your performance!"

……

Mrs. Lu got up to get a drink of water in the middle of the night and heard some noise downstairs. She peeked out and saw the third son and his wife each holding a tree branch, poking each other and playfully fighting as they entered the house. They were afraid of waking others, so they didn't dare to make a sound, which looked particularly comical.

Just as I was about to speak, I saw the two of them playfully embracing each other, closing the door behind them, rubbing against the wall, rolling behind the curtains, and immediately starting to kiss and nibble at each other.

Thankfully, we wash the curtains frequently, otherwise they would have been quite shocked by the dust.

Mrs. Lu was both annoyed and amused. She didn't even bother to put on her slippers and tiptoed back to her bedroom barefoot.

When the young couple came upstairs, panting, they saw a pair of fluffy slippers left in the hallway, one in front and one behind.

It makes people imagine that just now there was someone here, clinging to the railing and craning their neck to watch the excitement.

Gu Lanxi covered her face; her cheeks felt burning hot all night. (End of Chapter)