Huayu: Live a carefree life

Lu Jie quickly made a few moves, looked up and smiled, "Miss Chen, you won that game with Mulan, right? There aren't many girls who can handle Mulan."

"It was alright, hehe~" Chen Duling chuckled sheepishly, "The account I used in that last game was of a lower rank, so it was easier~"

"Does Mr. Lu only play Hearthstone?"

"I play all of Blizzard's games, and I occasionally play Arena of Valor and League of Legends, mainly because I don't have anyone to play with."

As they were talking, Secretary Wu brought over two small plates of fruit slices. Lu Jie then introduced them, "My secretary is Xiao Wu, and this is Miss Chen Duling."

"Hello." The two beautiful women greeted each other with smiles.

Xiao Wu placed a plate of fruit slices in front of Lu Jie, then, after thinking for a moment, placed the plate he had prepared for himself in front of Chen Duling.

She knows her boss too well. How could he not be attracted to such a beautiful girl and chat with her casually?

Chen Duling quickly waved her hand, trying to refuse the offer, "Ah, no need, I..."

Xiao Wu smiled sweetly, "It's okay, this plate has cherry tomatoes and blueberries, they're not very sugary, I'll go get some more~"

"Xiao Wu, could you get me a bottle of Coca-Cola, ice cold?"

"Oh, zero degrees or...?"

"I'm already drinking soda, why should I drink calcium carbonate to fool myself and make myself less happy?"

Xiao Wu was rebuffed but couldn't refute it. He muttered, "You're just full of nonsense," and scurried off to the dining table.

"Miss Chen, where were we?" Lu Jie asked softly with a smile when he noticed that Chen Duling seemed a little lost in thought.

Witnessing Lu Jie's interactions with his subordinates, Chen Duling couldn't help but recall her mother's bossy attitude towards her assistant, and felt a little sentimental.

Hearing the question, she quickly responded, "Ah? Oh~ Mr. Lu, you can just call me Dudu or Duling. You just said that no one is playing games with you."

"Okay, Sister Duling." Lu Jie naturally wouldn't refuse the girl's initiative. "Sister Duling, don't always use 'you' like that. Just be casual. Call me by my name or A-Jie."

Chen Duling gave a sweet smile, "Okay, Lu Jie."

Lu Jie was playing a Warlock aggro deck and finished off his opponent on turn 7. "Phew~ I won too. Du Ling, how about we add each other on WeChat and play sometime?"

"Ah...wouldn't that be too much of a bother?" Chen Duling naturally wanted to establish contact with Lu Jie; she was currently extremely short of resources, especially good ones!

Lu Jie shrugged and expertly showed his WeChat QR code. "What's the big deal? Here, scan me."

Chen Duling stopped hesitating and quickly scanned the QR code to add the contact.

After the movie "The Left Ear" became a hit, she did not immediately enter the entertainment industry. Instead, she chose to return to school to complete her undergraduate studies and obtain her degree before making her move into the industry.

Her idea was good; even if she didn't make a name for herself with a diploma, she wouldn't lose out on both. However, she overlooked the short-lived nature of instant fame in the entertainment industry.

When she returned to the entertainment industry, she found that the investors who used to pursue her so fervently and let her set any conditions were gone, and even the few who remained would impose harsh additional conditions.

It's not that everyone is lusting after her body; more people want to control her or simply sign her to their company.

However, Chen Duling's mother refused all of them and even resigned to start her own agency to become her agent, with the intention of protecting her daughter from being bullied and exploited.

However, different industries are like different worlds, and small private workshops that cross over into other fields simply cannot obtain good film and television resources, and the commercial deals they get are also very superficial.

This also resulted in Chen Duling having nothing to do most of the time... From the national first love Xiao Erduo, who grossed 400 million yuan, she has returned to being a somewhat famous ordinary beauty.

After two years of hard work, Rao Xueman recommended her to star in the low-budget remake of the Japanese drama "Operation Proposal." Although the male lead, "Hardworking Guy," brought some attention, the drama still flopped, receiving a 4.3 rating on Douban.

After a failed modern romance drama, investors became more cautious about casting her as the lead actress. Her latest project, "Ming Hong Zhuan," which aired on iQiyi, was her last job, and it received a 5.7 rating on Douban.

Although both dramas flopped due to their shoddy production and lack of sincerity, who else could they push to take the fall since she was the female lead and had no powerful connections?

This is also the main reason she set off from Xiamen to Beijing today; she has no business or work, and has been staying at home doing nothing for months...

Moreover, she hadn't actually received an invitation from Kiwi Fruit at all. It was her mother who called to ask if she wanted to participate, and the reply she received was, "You can come, but we won't arrange any itinerary or accommodation."

Chen Duling's mother kept this from her. If her daughter knew the exact words, her pride would prevent her from attending.

"Sister Duling, which position do you usually play?" Since we'd added each other as friends and it was still early, we naturally decided to start a game.

When Chen Duling saw the "Stubborn Bronze" rank, she almost couldn't suppress her smile. "Ah~ I'm fine with anything, but I'll be mainly playing the top lane lately."

Since it was a matchmaking mode for beginners to dominate, she immediately chose Mulan, habitually tied her hair up, and said, "Lu Jie, do whatever you want, I'll carry you."

During their casual conversation, Chen Duling questioned why Lu Jie called her "Sister Duling," but when she found out that he was actually two years younger than her, she stopped worrying about it.

Lu Jie almost burst out laughing when he saw her tying her hair up. Liu Haocun always did it like this when he wanted to take him flying, only they flew in different ways.

"Okay, Sister Duling, then I'll play with a beautiful girl." After deliberately flirting, she chose Xi Shi.

Chen Duling: Xi Shi, are you going to help me control things first? Are you that confident in your skills?

Fifteen minutes later, looking at her crystal that had been destroyed by a car, and her score of 10/16/7, Chen Duling's little mouth turned into Chen Dudu in anger.

But she wasn't a gamer lacking in emotional intelligence; she quickly adjusted her mindset, "Ah Jie, Cao Cao on the other side counters me, why do you keep dragging him in front of me?"

"Huh? I actually wanted to pull the enemy Ying Zheng..." Lu Jie admitted that he was indeed not good at MOBA games, especially playing them on a mobile phone.

Chen Dudu pouted and said "Oh". It can't be entirely blamed on Lu Jie's poor skills. The main reason is that the opposing team's lineup was very effective against her roaming style.

Cao Cao, Ying Zheng, and Xiahou Dun made her feel that her Mulan had simply broken a divine law.

Just as I was about to say I'd play another round, a beautiful flight attendant from the China Airlines VIP lounge came over to remind me to board, so I had to give up.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to go to the restroom, Chen Duling quickly searched for Lu Jie's information. It turned out that he was not only a senior executive at Tencent, but also an internet tycoon who had successfully started a business in college.

There were only seven of them in the business class on the flight, and Chen Duling then learned that the other four burly men were Lu Jie's bodyguards.

Chen Duling couldn't help but sigh to herself, "It's so good to be rich; even bodyguards travel in business class."

Unlike her own assistants, her mother could only afford to buy them economy class tickets.

On the plane, the two were seated just across the aisle, chatting about various games along the way. Lu Jie learned that Chen Duling had recently been playing World of Warcraft as a Blood Elf Mage.

The two didn't deliberately try to find topics to talk about; they just chatted about whatever came to mind, from games to anime, without worrying about awkward silences.

The two-hour flight flew by in this shared conversation.

When the announcement informed us that the plane was beginning its descent, we all felt a sense of lingering anticipation.

After landing and collecting his luggage, Lu Jie didn't say anything like "I'll take you home." Tomorrow is Scream Night, and there will definitely be a bunch of paparazzi watching at the airport today.

After his previous unwitting scandal with Mengmeng, Lu Jie has consistently maintained a safe social distance from established female celebrities in public.

"Sister Duling, there are a lot of paparazzi at the airport today, so I won't see you off," Lu Jie explained politely.

Chen Duling smiled and waved her hand, "It's alright, it's alright, I have a car arranged here, Mr. Lu, you don't need to worry about me."

"Okay, see you tomorrow then?" Lu Jie waved and smiled goodbye.

"Okay, see you tomorrow~" Chen Duling doesn't have many friends in the entertainment industry, and it's rare for her to meet someone she can talk to so well, so she waved goodbye happily.