HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

Liu Yifei has been in a daze for the past two days.

It seemed that only the pain of gagging made her feel alive.

For the rest of the time, her body was curled up in the corner of the bathroom, but her mind drifted off to who-knows-where.

She even forgot about the overwhelming rumors circulating online.

In a daze, she felt as if she had entered the world of "Struggle".

"I'm not Liu Yifei, I'm Mi Lai!"

Only when I can't help but shed tears of loneliness will you offer me comfort!

As the song "Left Side" began, scenes of Mi Lai flashed rapidly through Liu Yifei's mind.

A sweet romance with Lu Tao;

The joy of being with my best friend, Charlene;

But then, she bumped into Lu Tao in a convenience store, with Xia Lin leaning on Lu Tao's shoulder with a happy expression.

Mi Lai wanted to cry!

I want to vent loudly, to cry my heart out.

She also wanted to rush over and point her finger at Lu Tao and Xia Lin, demanding an explanation.

"One of you is my first love, and the other is my best friend. Why? Why did you do this to me?"

But just as she was about to burst into tears, a man barged into the world of "Struggle".

That's Xu Lang!

Xu Lang spoke loudly in her ear:

"You know you've been betrayed, but you can't show it!"

Other people's pain can be expressed, written on their faces, or vented through their actions, but yours is different.

You can't show it!

Mi Lai looked at Xu Lang, who had suddenly interrupted her urge to cry, and thought to herself,

"Fine, you're the director, if you don't want me to cry, then I won't cry!"

Having just calmed down and managed to suppress her urge to cry, Mi Lai was then nagged in her ear again by that wretched Xu Lang:

"Xia Lin is not your ordinary friend, but your best friend who shared a bunk bed with you for four years of college, shared sanitary napkins with you, and knows all your passwords."

Lu Tao is not only your first love, but also the boyfriend you've met your parents, planned your future with, and even sewed buttons on his sweater.

Now, late on Valentine's Day, Lu Tao lied to you about having to work overtime, but he's actually on a date with Xia Lin. They come in arm in arm and, right under your nose, buy condoms...

Miley is about to break down.

I want to cry hysterically to release my emotions.

But Xu Lang rushed out again and said:

"You can't cry, you can't show sadness, because you're a celestial beauty, you're Liu Yifei!"

Seeing the way Xu Lang spoke, Mi Lai became somewhat disoriented.

"I'm not Mi Lai, I'm Liu Yifei, I'm the celestial beauty cherished by everyone!"

But then, those who had been praising her and shouting "I will always support you" suddenly changed their tune.

One by one, their faces contorted with malice, they threw her from their cradled hands onto the ground, stomping on her while spitting and cursing.

"You transgender person!"

"You shameless, despicable woman who shares a husband with my mother!"

"Tell me, are you vomiting because you're pregnant with your godfather's bastard child?"

"Fairy Sister? You dare call yourself that!"

"Your very existence is a defilement of those four words!"

. . . . . .

The scorn of countless people left Liu Yifei with nowhere to hide. She smashed her phone, her laptop, and her television.

Finally, hiding in the bathroom where no one could see her, she cried and dry heaved. Then, she hid in a corner of the bathroom, curled up, hugged her legs with her arms, and buried her head in her arms, only then did she feel a little safe.

For a whole day and night, she thought:

"who I am?"

I am Milai!

Lu Tao, Xia Lin, why did you betray me?

What did I do wrong?

I'm so good, why wasn't I chosen!

Xu Lang, why won't you let me cry?!

Why?

Don't I even have the right to cry?!

No, I'm not Milai!

I am Liu Yifei.

I am the fairy sister!

But then, a barrage of insults flooded her mind, leaving her nowhere to hide.

You are transgender!

I didn't! I'm not!

You're nauseous because you're pregnant with your godfather's bastard child!

I didn't! I'm not!

You and your mother share the same husband!

No, I didn't!

Liu Yifei shouted loudly, but no one listened.

Hearing the vicious curses and seeing everyone's mocking faces, Liu Yifei thought of Mi Lai again.

"I didn't do anything wrong, why are you treating me like this!"

At this moment, Liu Yifei and Mi Lai were almost identical.

Later on, she could no longer distinguish whether she was Liu Yifei or Mi Lai.

Seeing Liu Yifei trapped in a vicious cycle, Liu Xiaoli panicked completely.

"Sisi, say something! What happened? Don't scare your mother!"

Waaaaaah!

Helpless, Liu Xiaoli could only hug Liu Yifei and hide in the bathroom, crying incessantly.

Just then, a loud banging sound came from outside.

Hearing the violent banging on the door, Liu Xiaoli's heart skipped a beat.

"Have those debt collectors already found me here?"

She was too scared to go out and could only continue to cry in the bathroom while holding Liu Yifei.

"Bang!"

A loud banging sound came from outside the gate, followed by hurried footsteps from the hall outside.

Along with the footsteps, a man's voice could be heard:

"Sissi?"

are u there?

Aunt Liu~~~!

Upon hearing this voice, Liu Xiaoli's body trembled.

"Why does this voice sound so familiar?"

It seems so...

Just then, with a "bang," the bathroom door was suddenly pushed open, and Xu Lang appeared in the doorway.

The moment Xu Lang pushed open the door, the scene inside the bathroom made his heart skip a beat.

In the corner of the bathroom, a petite and pitiful figure huddled together, hugging her knees, her head tilted back, leaning against the wall, her eyes lifeless and her face expressionless.

Seeing his sunken cheeks and bloodless face, Xu Lang's heart ached terribly.

Is this still the same stunningly beautiful fairy sister?

How could she have changed so much in just two days?

The feeling was like a high-ranking celestial being suddenly falling into the eighteenth level of hell, where both spirit and body had been hollowed out and abused a thousand times by evil spirits.

Looking at Liu Xiaoli again, she was also sitting on the bathroom floor, her former elegance and nobility completely gone.

His face was filled with panic and fear, and he was completely disheveled.

She held Liu Yifei in her arms, tears streaming down her face.

It was as if all reliance and emotional support had vanished into thin air.

Visible pain, heartache, and fear completely overwhelmed Liu Xiaoli.

"Sissi!"

Xu Lang felt a sudden tightness in his chest, as if someone had squeezed him hard. He quickly walked up to Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei and called out softly.

At this moment, when Liu Xiaoli faced Xu Lang who had suddenly appeared, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in her eyes, which had been full of grayness.

She grabbed Xu Lang's hand suddenly, crying and pleading:

"Xu Lang, please save Qianqian! I beg you, please save her!"

Waaaaaah!

Liu Xiaoli didn't know why she made the request to Xu Lang.

Perhaps it was simply because Xu Lang was the one who suddenly appeared when the mother and daughter were at their most helpless.

Like a person who has fallen into the water and is about to sink, their struggling hands will grasp at anything they can as a lifeline, and they will not let go of it no matter what.

Liu Xiaoli felt like someone who had fallen into the water and was about to drown. When she saw Xu Lang, she grabbed him desperately.

"Xu Lang, please, you must save Xixi."

As long as you can save Xixi, I will never oppose you again, and I will listen to whatever you say.

As long as you can save Sisi, I will never stop you two from being together, really.

I beg you, please save her.

Waaaaaah!