Rebirth: I Am the Wealthy Family (GL) - Chapter 15

Chen Qianyǔ also stood up, meeting Gu Míngzhū’s gaze, “Naturally, I know. Since I dared to take on your drama, I will naturally perform well. Rest assured, Director Gu, I won’t ruin the Chen Qianyǔ brand.”

Gu Míngzhū curled the corner of her mouth upon hearing this, placed the script down, and leaned back in her chair, then laughed out loud: “Good, very good, excellent. If that’s the case, then I’m very much looking forward to collaborating with you, Qianyǔ. As for other matters, I will have my secretary Sū Mò contact Ā Hé for detailed discussion. For now, I’ll take my leave. You and Dōng’ér can chat slowly.”

Finally, Gu Míngzhū floated out gracefully. Chen Qianyǔ watched her receding back silently. Suddenly, she turned around and smiled brilliantly: “Oh, right, whatever you want to drink or eat, just order it and put it on my tab. Also, we have spiced tea eggs here, specialty ones, tea eggs specially made with Liù’ān Guāpiàn tea!”

With that, Gu Míngzhū left. Chen Qianyǔ, however, was stunned there. She turned around and noticed the seat Gu Míngzhū had just occupied. She hadn’t finished her tea, and steam was still rising from it. Gu Míngzhū’s favorite tea was Liù’ān Guāpiàn, and her sister’s favorite was also this tea. She still remembered five years ago.

Time rewinds to five years ago. She and her sister returned to their hometown, Jīnzhài, a remote small town in Liù’ān, Ānhuī. The place Jīnzhài did not match its name at all (“Golden Village”). It was very poor, located deep in the mountains.

That time, Chen Qianyǔ was returning to give back to her hometown, serving as the image ambassador for the Ānhuī Spring Bud Girls’ Program. Both she and her sister were beneficiaries of the Spring Bud Girls’ Program. If not for this program, she and her sister might not even have had the opportunity to study. So, when Chen Qianyǔ received the invitation for this event, she came back without a second thought.

After the event, Chen Qianyǔ led her up the mountain. Jīnzhài was located in the Dàbié Mountains. The scenery of the Dàbié Mountains was not good at all, very ordinary, far from the famous Huángshān in Ānhuī. Moreover, Chen Qianyǔ had always particularly disliked climbing mountains; sometimes she would rather sleep. So she found her sister’s sudden behavior very difficult to understand.

“Sister, why are you going up the mountain? Don’t you dislike climbing?”

“Dislike? Of course I’m going up the mountain to buy tea, Liù’ān Guāpiàn, do you know it? I’m telling you, the tea sold in Shàngjīng City is not authentic, and it’s expensive. Look, I only spent a hundred yuan this time and bought so much. This money wouldn’t buy anything in Shàngjīng.”

“Oh, Sister, seriously? You got up so early just to buy tea?”

She remembered her sister laughing then: “Yes, I like drinking tea. And don’t you like eating tea eggs? I remember when you were little, you loved eating tea eggs made with Liù’ān Guāpiàn the most. At that time, I didn’t have money to buy them for you. Now I have money, I’ll go back and make them for you.”

It turns out that everything, everything, was always her sister remembering her preferences, and she had never remembered her sister’s preferences. She was always an unqualified younger sister.

“Qianyǔ, Qianyǔ…”

Hán Dōng’ér called for a long time. Seeing that Chen Qianyǔ was unresponsive, she stepped closer and found that Chen Qianyǔ was spacing out.

“Oh, I, I…”

“Your tea is here, drink it quickly. I also tried Liù’ān Guāpiàn today, and it really is good. Qianyǔ, are you okay? You weren’t scared by Director Gu, were you?” Hán Dōng’ér teased with a laugh. Her laugh made the whole person seem lively.

“No. Nothing of the sort, how could I be? Director Gu is quite nice to me!”

Hán Dōng’ér nodded: “Hmm, I think so too. You know that once Míngzhū Group decides to invest in film and television dramas, they are definitely big productions. It really surprised me that this drama invited both of us to act. But I really like it. You know I’ve always wanted to play Sū Dájǐ. So, when Director Gu invited me to play Sū Dájǐ, I agreed without a second thought. Haha, someone finally invited me to play Sū Dájǐ.”

Hán Dōng’ér was clearly excited as she spoke. “Sū Dájǐ?”

“Yes, Sū Dájǐ. I told only you that I wanted to play this role. I didn’t expect my dream to come true now. I was worried that acting with a man would be uncomfortable. Now that you are playing King Zhòu, I feel relieved.”

“Only I knew?”

Chen Qianyǔ’s heart stirred again. Only her sister knew that Hán Dōng’ér wanted to play Sū Dájǐ. And now Gu Míngzhū hired Hán Dōng’ér to play Sū Dájǐ. Was this another coincidence?

“Yes, of course, only you knew. But don’t worry, although I like women, I’m not interested in your type. By the way, Qianyǔ, you told me last time that you also liked a girl, and you said that girl was very cute and outstanding, and you would tell me when we met next time. Can you tell me who she is now?” Hán Dōng’ér leaned towards Chen Qianyǔ to ask, which instantly flustered Chen Qianyǔ.

She was holding the tea, and with a sudden jolt, her hand trembled, and the hot tea spilled onto her hand. In a moment, her hand turned red.

“Qianyǔ, how could you… I’m sorry, I didn’t know you…”

Hán Dōng’ér was very remorseful and grabbed Chen Qianyǔ’s hand to check: “Qianyǔ, should I take you to the hospital? To have a good look?”

Chen Qianyǔ looked down. Although it hurt a little: “I’m fine, I’m not that delicate. I’ll just apply some ointment when I go back. Dōng’ér, it was my own carelessness, you don’t have to blame yourself.” As Chen Qianyǔ was speaking, she saw Hán Dōng’ér’s face change. Her hand was also trembling. She followed Hán Dōng’ér’s gaze and saw a beautiful figure.

Looking closer, it was actually the Best Actress winner, Ān Xī. Unexpectedly, Ān Xī and Bái Guǎnghán were also meeting here. Ān Xī clearly noticed them too. She saw Hán Dōng’ér and Chen Qianyǔ, and also saw Chen Qianyǔ’s hand being held by Hán Dōng’ér, which made her immediately sneer.

“Guǎnghán, sit here. I’ve watched your acting before, it’s very impressive. It must be very hard for you to film wǔxiá (martial heroes) dramas, hanging on wires.”

For some reason, Ān Xī chose a seat closest to Chen Qianyǔ and Hán Dōng’ér. Consequently, Chen Qianyǔ and the others could hear their conversation very clearly.

“That’s nothing hard. I make a living in this industry; these are all normal things!”

Bái Guǎnghán had previously started his career in wǔxiá dramas, making a name for himself through action. His being cast as Liáng Sīchéng this time was also a result of a wide-ranging online vote. Despite this, he still participated in the audition and cooperated with Chen Qianyǔ and the others in the audition. He was an actor who was very strict with himself and his acting.

“It’s still very hard. Not just anyone can act in wǔxiá dramas.” Ān Xī said with great admiration.

“That’s nothing. Actually, the one I admire the most is Chen Qianyǔ, the actress playing Zhāng Yòuyí!”