"You have no idea how pitiful Zhou Jinshen's face was when you came out of the hospital."

"Now it's his turn to run away abroad in embarrassment! Hahaha! Good! Deserved!"

Five days later.

Xie Heng appeared at my house, vividly describing the misfortunes of Zhou Jinshen.

He changed his hair color again.

This time it was rebellious red.

I rolled my eyes and said, "Xie Heng, you are using me as a tool for revenge against Zhou Jinshen. I'm just too lazy to say that I don't care."

Later on, I found out.

This kid Xie Heng has a sister complex.

When his sister, Xie Wei, met Zhou Jinshen at a dinner party when she was thirteen years old, she was determined to marry no one but him.

But unfortunately, Zhou Jinshen didn't have the same intention.

He even politely asked her, "Hello, who are you?" during the carefully orchestrated encounters created by Xie Wei.

This made the little girl cry and she refused to come back to the country again.

Xie Heng can no longer see his sister and thus resented Zhou Jinshen innocently.

Xie Heng wrinkled his nose, feeling somewhat embarrassed, yet also somewhat annoyed.

"I said I was your fan, and that I fell in love with you just like breathing. Do you believe me?"

I shrugged. "I don't believe you."

Actually, when Xie Heng said he was my fan, I believed him.

I am indeed good at acting.

Sometimes, I quite like myself.

But I don't want Xie Heng to misunderstand.

He is young and quite adept at self-manipulation.

Xie Heng lazily looked at my reflection in the mirror, and his tone revealed neither frivolity nor sincerity.

"It seems like you never know just how likable you are. Yun Jiaojiao."

"In fact, during those years with Zhou Jinshen, he..."

"Stop. Get out."

I didn't even open my eyes and calmly gave him the order to leave.

Xie Heng has thick skin.

He took advantage of living in the same city as me and would often drop by my house, even if I chased him away, he would still come back.

But he is indeed loyal to me.

In the chaotic entertainment industry, having Xie Heng's support is like having a protective umbrella, shielding me from many dirty things unrelated to my career.

I don't want to be delayed by love.

But it doesn't mean that I don't want to take shortcuts that can bring convenience to my career.

When it comes to things that benefit my career, as long as the general direction is right, I am willing to do them.

He didn't leave in a dignified manner, instead, he put on a cap to hide his face:

"Alright, Princess Jiaojiao, even if you ignore me today, I'll come find you tomorrow."

I sighed helplessly.

His footsteps gradually faded away, and my home returned to peace.

I picked up the book lying on the sofa.

In the book by Ueno Chizuko, I found the blessing that the system gave me years ago.

A few simple lines, but with great weight.

I am lucky.

Years later, looking back, I finally realized.

I longed to be loved and to feel the humble sense of being recognized. Perhaps it was planted in me when I was a child in the orphanage, always striving to be outstanding whenever potential adoptive parents came, yearning to be chosen.

Later, when Zhou Jinshen treated me like a canary, I felt at ease in that role.

Being chosen and having someone to rely on used to be the ultimate happiness in my mind.

At that time, I didn't have enough wisdom to comprehend.

A person is independent and the world is broad.

But fortunately.

Now, I can spend my whole life verifying this hypothesis.

(End of the chapter)