The next day, the artists gradually departed. The production team had already prepared return flight tickets. Su Yuqing, dragging her suitcase and dressed in casual attire with a large pair of sunglasses on her face, appeared at the airport.
After collecting her ticket, she smoothly made her way to the economy class cabin.
That’s right, economy class. In Director Lin’s eyes, her status only warranted an economy class seat.
“Miss Su, what a coincidence.” Su Yuqing was resting with her eyes closed when she suddenly heard a familiar voice.
Lu Minglan.
She raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly. “It is indeed a coincidence.”
Lu Minglan was also sitting in economy class?
Their seats were separated only by the aisle.
Lu Minglan gave Su Yuqing a deep look. She had to admit, Su Yuqing surprised her.
A situation that originally seemed doomed to failure was already beginning to turn around.
Surprisingly, there were even people speaking up for her online, though very few.
“Why are you looking at me like that, Miss Lu?” Su Yuqing noticed her gaze and raised an eyebrow.
Lu Minglan’s eyes flickered. “Have you checked the rankings, Miss Su?”
The online rankings for the first episode of the Reverse Talent Show had been announced on the official blog today.
Su Yuqing hadn’t opened Weibo yet. “Not yet.”
Lu Minglan’s lips curved into a smile. “Miss Su, you’re ranked first.”
The calls for her to “get out of the entertainment industry” were the loudest.
Su Yuqing wasn’t surprised. She had always been the target of criticism, and during the first live broadcast, she had offended Jiang Chenan, Su Chengxi, and Xia Chuwei. At the very least, their fans would vote against her.
Oh, right, and Xie Shiyun too.
Perhaps even fans of other artists would vote against her, just to prevent her from having a chance to cause trouble for others.
Fans were like that.
Her social media pages were often flooded with negativity.
“Miss Su, don’t be upset. Your progress is evident to everyone. It’s only a matter of time before you turn things around. As long as you work hard, you… should also achieve good results.” Seeing Su Yuqing remain silent, Lu Minglan offered words of comfort.
“I’m not upset.” Su Yuqing glanced at Lu Minglan.
“Miss Su, I can understand how you feel.” Lu Minglan didn’t believe her at all. She sighed. “But it might be better for you to withdraw. You could inherit the family fortune, unlike me, who can only rely on myself.”
Su Yuqing’s eyes curved into a smile, but the warmth didn’t reach them.
Inherit the family fortune?
Who didn’t know she was the stepdaughter of the Su family? Lu Minglan’s words were truly interesting.
“No, you can also rely on others.” She looked meaningfully at Lu Minglan.
These words caused Lu Minglan’s smile to stiffen for a moment, but as a seasoned veteran of the entertainment industry, she quickly regained her composure.
There was no way Su Yuqing could know.
She put on an impeccable smile. “Miss Su, you’re joking.”
She no longer had much desire to speak with Su Yuqing.
Su Yuqing smiled faintly, unconcerned, and closed her eyes to rest.
Her mind was busy pondering things.
Aside from being love-struck, the original host was actually quite capable. At the very least, she was well-informed about the gossip and happenings in the entertainment industry.
This was also thanks to her other identity.
Su Yuqing was drifting in and out of sleep when she felt someone sit down beside her.
Too drowsy to open her eyes, she remained as she was.
After some time, she suddenly heard someone softly call her name.
Su Yuqing woke up to find a flawlessly handsome face before her.
“He Suyan? What are you doing here?” Her voice was slightly hoarse from just waking up, soft at the end with a nasal tone, which stirred a faint, unusual feeling in He Suyan’s heart.
“There was an extra person in first class,” he explained.
This was the airline’s mistake; originally, he didn’t need to come over, but thinking of Su Yuqing in economy class, He Suyan took the initiative to come.
“Have we arrived?” Su Yuqing looked out the window; the plane was already descending.
She had slept for nearly two hours.
“Are you going back to the Su family?” He Suyan nodded and asked.
As far as he knew, Su Yuqing had no property outside and had mostly lived in the company dormitory before.
“I need to go back once.” However, she didn’t plan to stay there.
He Suyan understood her meaning. “I’ve already asked Fu Jin to find you an apartment. I’ll take you there later.”
“Hmm?”
“All employees of Chengtian Entertainment have one.”
Su Yuqing felt relieved. “Alright.” In that case, there was no need for her to refuse.
Lu Minglan watched the two of them whispering to each other, barely able to suppress the emotions in her eyes.
What kind of taste does He Shen have? Su Yuqing has nothing but a pretty face—she’s useless, constantly marketing her persona, acting like a green tea girl and loving to lie.
Once the plane stabilized, He Suyan and Su Yuqing stood up one after the other.
Lu Minglan and her assistant quickly followed suit. After disembarking, she smiled and said, “What a coincidence, He Shen! We were on the same flight.”
Su Yuqing smiled faintly but said nothing.
He Suyan replied, “Coincidence? Almost everyone took this flight back.”
Su Yuqing’s eyes instantly filled with amusement, though she didn’t laugh out loud.
Lu Minglan’s expression froze.
“We have things to attend to, so we’ll be going now.” He Suyan nodded and walked ahead.
Seeing this, Su Yuqing followed him.
“Sis…” Lu Minglan’s assistant noticed her expression twisting slightly and quickly pulled her back.
There were people coming and going all around.
Lu Minglan snapped back to reality, suppressed her emotions, and pretended to walk out casually.
Half an hour later, Su Yuqing and He Suyan wheeled their luggage out of the airport through the VIP channel.
Fu Jin had already asked the driver to bring the RV over.
Seeing the two of them appear together, he paused slightly—these two weren’t afraid of being photographed.
“Get in the car quickly,” he said impatiently.
He Suyan handed the luggage to the driver and opened the car door for Su Yuqing.
He waited for Su Yuqing to get in before entering himself and closing the door.
Fu Jin turned around. “So, we’re…”
Brother, do you even know what your schedule is today? Is it appropriate to bring Su Yuqing along?
The entire entertainment industry is going to explode!
“Take her to her place first,” He Suyan said.
“…”
Fu Jin glanced at the Patek Philippe on his wrist, wanting to say something but holding back.
When the driver got in, he said, “Go to Nan’an New City.”
The place he had arranged for Su Yuqing was there.
“Do you have other plans today?” Su Yuqing looked at He Suyan.
She hadn’t missed Fu Jin’s hesitant expression earlier.
“There’s still time.”
Alright then, she didn’t need to refuse either. Su Yuqing instantly felt at ease.
“The contract will be signed around noon tomorrow. As for the agent… how about Fu Jin taking you on? For the assistant, do you want to find one yourself, or should the company assign one?” He Suyan crossed his hands, resting them on his crossed legs, exuding an air of elegance and nobility.
Fu Jin rolled his eyes behind his back.
“The company can assign one,” Su Yuqing said without much thought; she didn’t have anyone suitable around her.
“As for work, what are your plans?”
“Up to me?” Su Yuqing raised an eyebrow with interest.
“Yes, up to you. You just need to focus on the other task,” He Suyan said, referring to staying by his side.
But Su Yuqing thought he was talking about her hacking skills.
A faint smile curved her lips. “I’ll leave the arrangements to you, Manager Fu. I’m a compliant artist.”
She wasn’t yet qualified to retire on capital gains.
“But let’s take it slow, focusing on acting.” Returning to her original profession was the wise choice.