Jiang Tian had been frowning, lost in thought about what exactly was going on, when suddenly a notification page from Gaode Maps popped up on her phone—[A tanker truck accident on Yun Chuan Road in the early morning caused slippery road conditions, resulting in multiple crashes this morning…]
Yun Chuan Road…
Car accident…
Jiang Tian’s face abruptly changed color.
Wasn’t that where Lu Xin had been in an accident?
She couldn’t remember the exact time Lu Xin’s accident had happened. Back then, she had just been an insignificant supporting character, not someone who needed to be on set every day. Often, she would seize gaps in her schedule to run auditions with Cheng Fang.
But, to her dismay, she vividly remembered the hospital beside Yun Chuan Road.
And Lu Xin had been taken to that nearby hospital after his accident at the time.
She had even visited him afterward.
So then…
Jiang Tian’s face turned pale.
She immediately tucked the script into her bag and headed toward Cheng Fang.
Cheng Fang had just gotten the phone number from the production coordinator when she saw Jiang Tian approaching.
“Tian Tian, I’ve got the number. Save it.”
“Fang Fang, call Lu Xin right now, and hurry.”
As she spoke, she pulled Cheng Fang over.
Cheng Fang was momentarily stunned. Seeing Jiang Tian’s pale face, she didn’t dare delay and immediately made the call.
Meanwhile, Jiang Tian took advantage of the break when Tang Jiang called for a cut to speak with the director. She asked for one hour off, saying she needed to go out. After getting approval, she pulled Cheng Fang and left.
At that moment, the call connected.
“Hello?”
Jiang Tian picked up the phone anxiously.
“Lu Xin, where are you right now?”
Lu Xin was puzzled. “You are…?”
“I’m Jiang Tian. I know this is abrupt, but I want to remind you—don’t take Yun Chuan Road this morning. Take a different route.”
Lu Xin: “…”
He looked up at the intersection ahead. He had just been about to turn into the right lane to enter Yun Chuan Road.
But strangely, without even thinking, he signaled and changed lanes, heading straight instead, driving west until the next intersection, where he entered Xu Chuan Road.
It was as if, subconsciously, he trusted this Jiang Tian, whom he had barely met.
How odd…
Jiang Tian had been about to pull Cheng Fang along to get the car and rush to Yun Chuan Road when she heard that Lu Xin had already changed routes. She breathed a sigh of relief and hung up.
On the other end, Lu Xin had just switched to a different road.
His phone buzzed again.
He thought it was Jiang Tian again.
But it turned out to be his girlfriend.
“Lu Xin, let’s break up.”
Lu Xin: “…”
…
Gu Jinyan had been watching Jiang Tian the whole time—her anxious expression as she stood up, walked over to Cheng Fang, and then suddenly rushed to ask for leave and leave. He furrowed his brow slightly.
“Brother Gu, should I go check it out?”
“No need. She’s not important.”
Gu Jinyan said indifferently.
He lowered his head to look at the script.
But after just a couple of glances—
“I’m thirsty. Go buy some drinks for everyone.”
Li Xia was momentarily confused but nodded. “Got it.”
“Oh, wait.”
Gu Jinyan called out to Li Xia, who was about to leave.
“Go to Gong Cha. Tea drinks quench thirst better.”
Li Xia: “…”
He couldn’t help but look at Gu Jinyan strangely.
Brother Gu, are you really thirsty and craving Gong Cha, or is it because Gong Cha is the only shop at the entrance of the film and television base, and you want to keep an eye on Miss Jiang while you’re at it? Aren’t you contradicting yourself a bit too quickly here?
Li Xia’s heart ached from trying to maintain his boss’s proud and image-conscious persona.
He trotted obediently to the entrance of the film and television base.
Sure enough, he saw Jiang Tian there.
But standing next to her was Lu Xin, looking upset?
After ordering the milk tea, Li Xia stealthily moved closer.
“Hello, Sister Jiang.”
Li Xia was a young man just over twenty years old, with a refined and handsome appearance, fair skin, and a very likable demeanor. He was quick-witted in his work and sweet-mouthed when addressing others.
Jiang Tian didn’t like Gu Jinyan, but she had no issue with Li Xia.
“What are you doing here?”
“I’m here to buy tea for Brother Gu. Why is Brother Lu here? Did Sister Jiang come out just now to wait for Brother Lu?”
Lu Xin was stunned to hear Li Xia remember his name.
Being called “Brother Lu” scared him even more.
Although Li Xia was just a small assistant, it still mattered whose assistant he was.
The master he followed was an award-winning actor, someone Lu Xin wouldn’t even dare to aspire to in this lifetime.
First, Jiang Tian called him to give a warning.
Then, the assistant of the award-winning actor Gu smiled and greeted him.
What kind of blessed day was this?
“Hello, Brother Li. I just happened to run into Miss Jiang. If it weren’t for her, I might have died on the road today. Hehe…”
Lu Xin looked rather pale.
Still, he forced out a smile.
He had just been broken up with by his girlfriend, and now he was startled by the breaking news about the chain collision on Yun Chuan Road.
Anyone would be shaken up.
Thank goodness for Jiang Tian’s phone call.
Otherwise, he would have just turned onto Yun Chuan Road and received the breakup call from his girlfriend.
It would have been strange if nothing had happened.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he felt.
“Jiang Tian, to show my gratitude, let me treat you to dinner tonight.”
Upon hearing the dinner invitation,
Li Xia’s ears immediately perked up.
Jiang Tian waved her hand. “No need. It was just a small effort. Don’t take it to heart. Pull yourself together and go back early to prepare for acting.”
With that, she turned and left.
Her demeanor was icy, as if nothing had actually happened.
As if there really was no connection between them.
In fact, Lu Xin and Jiang Tian really didn’t have much of a connection.
Lu Xin was somewhat baffled.
Just now, Jiang Tian had seemed quite concerned about him.
So why was she now acting as distant as if he were a stranger?
But Li Xia, who had been watching the whole time on the side, understood.
Sister Jiang was trying to cover things up!
There must be something going on between her and Lu Xin!
Seeing him arrive, she was afraid he would tell Brother Gu, so she was now pretending as if nothing had happened and that there was nothing between them.
Tsk tsk tsk…
Before, when Brother Gu said Sister Jiang was scheming, he hadn’t thought so.
But now, it really seemed to have some truth to it.
Seeing Jiang Tian run off, Li Xia immediately grabbed the drinks and hurried back as well.
He didn’t even say goodbye to Lu Xin.
Leaving Lu Xin alone, utterly confused.
What kind of weird situation was this?
Why did these two change their attitudes so abruptly?
As for Jiang Tian, she felt no burden.
She had only intended to remind Lu Xin. Seeing that he was fine and could better coordinate with her in acting was enough.
She hadn’t expected Lu Xin to be endlessly grateful to her.
Connections like these only mattered when they were useful. Otherwise, they were left to fate.
Today, she considered it as repaying the kindness Lu Xin had shown her in her past life.
Li Xia moved quickly, returning to the set before Jiang Tian, and promptly reported everything he had just seen to Gu Jinyan.
“So you’re saying Jiang Tian and Lu Xin have something going on?”
Li Xia frowned. “Hard to say. Anyway, when I arrived, Sister Jiang and Lu Xin were talking about something. Lu Xin even invited Sister Jiang to dinner tonight. As soon as I showed up, Sister Jiang changed the subject and left.”
Gu Jinyan: “…”
This woman!
Heartless and ungrateful.
She hadn’t even called off the engagement yet, and she was already lining up the next one.
No wonder her attitude changed so drastically after that night.
Gu Jinyan suddenly wondered if there had been something wrong with him that night?
Had it made Jiang Tian want to dump him after sleeping with him?
That night… Had he not performed well?