Has Big Shot Fallen in Love Today?

There are many celebrities who appear glamorous on the outside but are struggling internally.

Whenever Gu Jiahui thinks about the sixty-thousand-dollar designer dress that Sheng Tang plans to wear five times, he feels particularly uneasy.

He doesn’t endorse waste, but in the entertainment industry, thriftiness is not exactly a virtue.

Take Lan Fei, for example—when has she ever worn a million-dollar haute couture dress a second time?

Being a celebrity doesn’t mean you need to wear such dresses every day. Throughout the year, there are only a few occasions where haute couture is required. If you repeatedly wear the same outfit, and the media finds out, it’s quite embarrassing.

Thus, Gu Jiahui decided that for the sake of Sheng Tang’s future, she shouldn’t be stuck in the company for the next three years.

The money she’s earning now mostly goes to the company, which benefits Gu Jiahui.

If Gu Jiahui were to give it back to her, she wouldn’t take it, and he would feel like it was charity.

It’s obviously her own money, so why should she rely on his charity and have her dignity taken away?

The afternoon went by quickly.

He and Sheng Tang always had endless things to talk about; he knew a lot about the entertainment industry, and she had her own topics too.

Sheng Tang talked about her aversion to variety shows but said she had no choice but to participate in movie promotions, looking quite troubled, which amused Gu Jiahui.

Gu Jiahui thought that when she was troubled, she really looked like a little girl, not the mature and steady person she usually seemed to be.

Time passed remarkably quickly.

Gu Jiahui had never experienced time flying by so swiftly.

When the nurse brought in dinner, Gu Jiahui instinctively glanced at the time.

In the private hospital, meals could be customized, regardless of how many people were eating.

Sheng Tang and Gu Jiahui ate the hospital food together.

Private hospitals are very expensive, so the quality of the meals was also quite good, both light and fresh.

Sheng Tang said, "It’s really good, suits my taste. If I had the time, I’d also like to come and recuperate for a while."

"Under what pretext would you recuperate?"

"Emotional disorders, of course," Sheng Tang replied.

As she ate, she talked to him about William—the male lead of "Who’s Afraid in the Workplace?". During filming, he fell for the character that Sheng Tang played, Zhao Beibei, but didn’t love Sheng Tang as a person.

At the promotional event, he seemed much better; he mentioned that he had been hospitalized for a few days and had long conversations with the doctor.

"...The doctor said he had an emotional disorder and hadn’t gotten out of character," Sheng Tang laughed.

Gu Jiahui said, "That’s not a disorder; I think he’s just an idiot."

Sheng Tang laughed so hard that she almost spat out her food.

After they finished eating, Sheng Tang helped the nurse clean up the dishes.

She was just about to check the time when Ai’ai arrived.

"Sister Tang, we have to go now," Ai’ai said. "We have to board the flight in two hours."

It takes at least forty minutes to get from the hospital to the airport, and if there’s a heavy traffic jam, it might take an hour.

Sheng Tang glanced at Gu Jiahui.

"Go on," Gu Jiahui said. "I’ll be discharged in two days anyway."

"I’ll head over first then. I’ll call you when I arrive," Sheng Tang said. "I’ll try to come back to visit you after I finish this episode."

Gu Jiahui said there was no need.

"Promotional periods are very busy, I know that. You go do your work," Gu Jiahui said.

Sheng Tang didn’t say anything more.

She and Ai’ai left the hospital.

When she left, Gu Jiahui closed his eyes to pretend to sleep and didn’t watch her go, otherwise, he would have revealed his reluctance.

Sheng Tang got on the plane and called him before taking off.

At the time, Yang Mingming was in his hospital room. He said a few casual words and then hung up.

Gu Jiahui’s secretary had bought first-class tickets for both Sheng Tang and Ai’ai. After storing her luggage, Sheng Tang leaned back and took a nap.