Rebirth: I Am the Wealthy Family (GL) - Chapter 10
Ah He drove Chen Qianyu back to her villa and then left. After Ah He left, Chen Qianyu took out all five thousand yuan, the first money she had earned herself, scattered it all over the room, and cried silently while holding a photo of her and her sister.
“Sister, now that you’re gone, what use is all this money to me? No amount of money is useful anymore. Don’t cross the Naihe Bridge too quickly; you must wait for me. Once I find your killer, I will go down to accompany you!” Now, the only reason supporting her to live is revenge.
Deep night arrived. She lit a cigarette. She never used to smoke, but whenever the night was quiet and she thought of her sister, she would always recall the image of her sister smoking. She imitated the way her sister smoked, staring at the huge floor-to-ceiling mirror.
“Knock, knock, knock!”
Someone was knocking on the door. It was strange that someone would open the door at this late hour. Chen Qianyu immediately became alert, thinking it might be the killer. She picked up a baseball bat and walked toward the door. Through the closed-circuit TV, she saw that it was Gu Mingzhu, who was holding something in her hand.
A surge of joy—seeing Gu Mingzhu at this moment brought Chen Qianyu a wave of happiness, and she opened the door without hesitation.
“Director Gu, why are you here? Are you looking for me?”
Gu Mingzhu sized Chen Qianyu up and down, her gaze landing on the baseball bat in her hand: “Oh, quite enthusiastic late at night. Playing baseball by yourself?”
Chen Qianyu was greatly embarrassed. She certainly wouldn’t tell her that she did this because she was worried it was the killer.
“Uh, just practicing casually, Director Gu, you…”
“Oh, happy birthday, Qianyu. It’s your birthday today, did you forget? I prepared red wine and a birthday cake for you. How about that, idol!”
Yes, today was her and her sister’s birthday. How could she have forgotten?
“Happy Birthday, Ruanruan. Making a wish is very accurate!”
She recalled the scene of celebrating birthdays with Chen Qianyu in the past. No matter how busy Chen Qianyu was with work, October 10th was the birthday of the two sisters, and they would always celebrate it together. They had celebrated together for twenty-four years, never missing one, but this was the twenty-fifth year, and her sister was absent.
“Come on, Qianyu, make a wish, and you can blow out the candles.”
Gu Mingzhu was in an unexpectedly high mood today, pulling Chen Qianyu in front of the cake and asking her to make a wish.
“It’s not accurate, I won’t make one.”
Birthday wishes are not accurate at all, because for the past twenty-four years, she had only made one wish: to be with her sister forever. She was not greedy at all; with twenty-four chances, she only made one wish. But God still did not grant her wish, allowing her most beloved sister to die tragically under the wheels of a car. When she saw her sister’s broken body with her own eyes at the funeral home that day, she thought, Sister must have been in so much pain, how much did she hurt then?
“Huh, they are accurate. No backing out! We still have to eat the cake. I personally chose and custom-ordered this for you, Qianyu. You have to give me some face, right?”
Chen Qianyu’s mood was very low, but she thought of Gu Mingzhu helping her again today, and even bringing these items late at night to celebrate her birthday.
“Okay, you have some too. I can’t eat too much; I have to diet. If I exceed my weight, Ah He will definitely scold me!”
Chen Qianyu picked up the cake, remembering that when she celebrated her birthday with her sister in the past, she was always the one who ate the cake, and her sister never touched it, just because she was afraid of gaining weight. Moreover, her sister’s diet was very simple; she basically avoided meat, saying the calories were too high.
“So it’s not easy being a star. But don’t worry, this is a fat-free cake, very low in calories.”
Gu Mingzhu smiled again. Tonight, Gu Mingzhu had shed her usual cold and arrogant queen image and was just like a big sister next door. Chen Qianyu liked Gu Mingzhu treating her this way; it gave her the feeling of having her sister. But she was not her sister, and never would be. Her sister was definitely dead.
“Director Gu, I’m sorry, I really don’t feel like celebrating my birthday today. My sister and I were twins, and today is actually her birthday too. I, I… it’s just too painful!” Chen Qianyu couldn’t hold on any longer. She wasn’t her sister after all; she couldn’t be brave. She covered her face with both hands and started crying bitterly again.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault. If I had known you were struggling so much, I wouldn’t have gone to school. I’m sorry…”
Chen Qianyu kept saying “I’m sorry.” She believed her sister died because she was working so hard to earn money, to support her, and to send her to university. But she had never realized how hard it was for her sister to earn money; the money in the entertainment industry was not that easy to come by. Her sister lied to her, and she actually believed it all.
“Qianyu, you…”
Gu Mingzhu remained silent for a long time, standing in one place. Seeing Chen Qianyu quiet down: “The dead cannot be brought back to life. Please accept my condolences and move on. I think your sister wouldn’t want to see you like this. It’s late, I’ll head back now. But Qianyu, happy birthday still!”
She turned and left, leaving Chen Qianyu crying alone.
What Chen Qianyu didn’t notice was that after Gu Mingzhu stepped outside, she leaned against Chen Qianyu’s door, and her tears also streamed down; she was crying too.
Tonight was destined for no one to sleep!
Early the next morning, Ah He drove to pick up Chen Qianyu and was shocked when he saw her.
“Chen Qianyu, are you trying to kill yourself? Why are your eyes so swollen? Don’t you know today is the crew meet-and-greet? Your eyes, what am I supposed to…” Ah He quickly pulled out his phone and called Lang Yue: “Lang Yue, I’m giving you half an hour to bring all your equipment to Chen Qianyu’s place!”
Ah He was shaking his head, “You really are not an easy person to look after!”
“Ah He, I’m sorry, I, I, I…”
Chen Qianyu didn’t know how to explain. She had cried all night, and her eyes had turned out like this in the morning.
“Qianyu, no matter what you did before, or if you were wronged. But now, you listen to me: you are Chen Qianyu, the popular movie star Chen Qianyu. This identity was earned by your sister fighting for nearly ten years. And since you want to become her and avenge her, you must try hard and stop disappointing me. Qianyu, you are really too weak!”
Silence, a period of silence. Chen Qianyu clenched her hands, bit her lip, and tried hard to control her emotions. Then she lifted her head: “Okay, Ah He, I won’t cry anymore. Starting today, I, Chen Qianyu, won’t shed a single tear. I must avenge my sister, relentlessly!”
Ah He nodded in approval. Lang Yue arrived and saw Chen Qianyu’s eyes.
“Qianyu, your eyes are quite a challenge. It looks like today we’ll have to go with a heavy makeup look, otherwise, it’s really unpresentable.” Lang Yue also shook her head. She immediately got to work. What is a makeup artist? Someone who can turn decay into magic. Lang Yue is taking action, and she never fails!