Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Perhaps Shen Sui was dissatisfied that I was the one to initiate the breakup, as my career took a severe hit.

Many jobs that originally belonged to me were reassigned to Lu Li.

Sister Zhou was quick to sense that something was wrong.

She asked me, “Did you say something you shouldn’t have and offend Lu Li?”

Before I could answer, she continued, “I told you she has powerful backing. You shouldn’t have provoked her.”

I flipped through the scripts handed to me; the quality was far inferior to what I used to get.

Many were even low-budget, bottom-tier web dramas.

Sister Zhou looked troubled.

“You see how it is. It’s not that I’m not helping you. Every time you finalize a script, Lu Li’s side snatches it away. Now the industry is being a bit cautious; everyone works in the same circle and no one wants to offend Shen Sui.”

I nodded calmly.

I had long known that Shen Sui was no saint. Otherwise, there was no way he could have emerged victorious in the power struggles of a wealthy family and succeeded his father’s position at such a young age.

It was just… a bit disgusting.

Especially when I thought about how I had dated him and how passionately I had once loved him, I felt like throwing up.

One is prone to being blinded by love when young, but fortunately, I was cured now.

I pointed to one of the slightly better scripts and asked Sister Zhou, “This one looks alright. Can you help me look into it?”

Sister Zhou sighed. “Why put yourself through this?”

“Word is going around that you offended Lu Li, and now it seems that’s really the case.”

“Jiang Zhi, sometimes you don’t need to keep your back so straight.” She reached out and tapped my waist, hinting that I should bow my head and apologize.

“Sister Zhou, I know you mean well. But I haven’t done anything wrong, so I won’t apologize.”

I gave her a reassuring smile.

“Don’t worry about me. Even if I stop acting, I won’t starve to death.

“Besides, it hasn’t come to that yet. If there’s a role to play, I’ll play it well.”

That was just the kind of person I was.

In high school, when I wanted to be like Shen Sui, I studied desperately. Although I wasn’t a recommended student, I successfully tested into Tsinghua University and became one of my alma mater’s most distinguished students.

After graduating from high school, I wanted to make money. I decided to start my own business, utilizing every resource available and pushing my potential to the limit. Even when someone approached me with the intent of keeping me as a mistress, using the line “I make thirty million a year” as bait, my first reaction was to ask him, “How do you make that much? Can you teach me?”

Starting from my freshman year, my entrepreneurial projects generated at least a seven-figure annual income for me.

During university, I still wanted to pursue Shen Sui, so I worked hard to create opportunities and deliberately get close to him. I was patient and never rushed for quick results, starting with the friends around Shen Sui before moving on to him. I didn’t neglect my studies because of it; my grades were at the top of my major every semester.

Later, when I entered the entertainment industry, my major had nothing to do with acting. I seized every audition opportunity, learning while filming. At my most intense, I slept at most four or five hours a day, even refining my acting in my dreams.

So, even if I stop being an actress, it doesn’t matter.

If I decided to go back to school and pursue a path in scientific research, my achievements wouldn’t be any lower than those of my former classmates.

If I decided to sell jianbing guozi, my crepes would definitely be the most fragrant and delicious on the street.

I am hardworking, I am smart, and I refuse to lose. That’s why I’m good at whatever I do, and I can do anything well.