Eight years later, S City Airport.
As soon as Sue got off the plane, her cell phone started ringing non-stop.
She walked out while talking on the phone, hailed a taxi and gave the address.
The driver looked at her several times in the rearview mirror, and thinking of her destination, he thought she was a celebrity. He was puzzled and wondered why he had never seen her before when she was so beautiful.
"Okay, okay, I will definitely go home for dinner tonight." Su Yi said yes repeatedly, responding to the person on the other end of the phone.
She was talking to her grandmother. Perhaps as people get older, they tend to act like children. Ever since she said she was going back home a week ago, Mrs. Qu called her every day to ask about her schedule and make sure she would really come back.
"Don't worry, I won't lie to you. I'm really back." Su Yi said patiently, "It's true. If you don't believe me, ask Xiao Yan."
Old Lady Qu said something on the other end. Su Yi looked helpless and said, "I know. You can't call me by my name. You have to call me brother. I'm going to find him now and go back with him tonight. You can rest assured, right?"
After a lot of reassurances, I was finally able to hang up the phone.
Su Yi knew that she couldn't blame her grandmother for being nagging. She had indeed been away from home for a long time this time. If Xiao Yan's company hadn't contacted her, she might have been watching lions on the African savannah right now.
Her call was hung up, but the driver was still restless. He felt that he had heard some incredible news. If the Xiao Yan mentioned by this beautiful girl who looked like a star was the one he knew, then this girl's worth was much higher than that of a star.
That is the Xiao family, a giant in City S. Several generations have been good at business. The youngest heir now is even more amazing. He is only in his twenties, but has accumulated a lot of wealth with his own ability and extraordinary vision. Even if he does not inherit the Xiao family, he can set up his own business and become another wealthy family.
How many girls regard him as their male god and dream of marrying him. His popularity is no less than that of popular male stars. The driver’s own daughter is particularly obsessed with him.
But he didn't seem to have heard that the Xiao family had a daughter this old. Could she be a cousin
Soon arriving at the destination, Su Yi paid the fare and walked into a building under the driver's inquiring gaze.
She walked to the front desk and said, "Hello, I'm looking for Assistant Huang."
The receptionist smiled politely, "Are you Assistant Huang from the President's Office? Do you have an appointment?"
"Appointment?" Su Yi thought about it and it seemed that there was no such thing
Seeing this, the receptionist still smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I can't let you go up without an appointment."
Su Yi nodded and didn't embarrass her. She walked to the waiting area and sat down. There was another girl there who was staring at her resume nervously. It seemed that she was here for an interview.
She didn't pay much attention to it, took out her cell phone and sent a text message.
In the conference room on the top floor, the person in charge sat upright, with no frightening expression on his face, and he never said anything embarrassing. However, the atmosphere of the meeting was extremely dull. The senior executives below, who were usually full of energy and gave orders in their respective departments, now lowered their heads and dared not even breathe.
Just when everything was quiet, a cell phone suddenly vibrated. Everyone thought that they were doomed and wondered which unlucky guy it was.
What happened is that their boss, the 'unlucky guy' in their hearts, picked up his phone and took a look, and his imposing aura suddenly disappeared.
"I'm downstairs at your company, ask someone to let me in."
When Xiao Yan saw this, he said "dismiss" and stood up to leave.
The people who stayed behind looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.
Who is the person on the other end of the phone who can make the boss change his expression instantly? Could it be his father
The receptionist stood behind the counter, playing with her phone under the cover of the desk, glancing at the waiting area from time to time.
This is an entertainment company, and the people who usually come in and out are all handsome men and beautiful women. Logically, she should have seen countless people, but when she saw that girl for the first time just now, she still felt her eyes brighten.
It was a very different feeling. Not like those stars who wear heavy makeup, nor like those internet celebrities with pointed chins and big double eyelids. There was not even a trace of makeup on that girl's face, but there was no blemish on her skin. Either she had extremely high makeup skills, or she had extremely good skin.
If it is the latter, then it is really enviable. After all, she has such delicate facial features and a tall figure. She is born to be a star.
So the front desk guessed that she was the one who came for the audition. She heard the name of Assistant Huang from somewhere and reported it. But she had no idea that someone from the president's office would care about such a small matter. Her little thought was in vain.
The receptionist was thinking so, feeling a little regretful, when she suddenly heard the elevator ding. She immediately stood up straight and saw from the corner of her eye that the person coming out of the elevator was Mr. Xiao, the male god of the company, and she immediately straightened her back even more.
Xiao Yan hurried out of the elevator, and when he saw the person waiting, his tense shoulders relaxed slightly. He was about to step over, but then he stopped, looked down at himself, and after making sure that everything was correct, he walked towards Su Yi at his usual pace.
Su Yi was feeling bored, poking the leaves of the potted plant next to her from time to time. She heard footsteps behind her, turned around and smiled, "Why are you so sorry to come pick me up?"
The two hadn't seen each other for nearly two years. They weren't very close before, but when they met again after a long separation, they didn't feel strange.
Xiao Yan curled his lips and asked, "When did you come back?"
"I rushed to you right after I got off the plane, but unfortunately I was stopped at the first checkpoint."
"Do you want to go up now?"
"Of course I will," Su Yi put on her bag, "I'm not here to see you for personal matters. I have something serious to discuss with your Assistant Huang."
Xiao Yan said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see him on the way."
Sue followed him into the elevator.
The receptionist kept her mouth open the whole time, staring at the scene in a daze.
After a long time, he came back to his senses, opened his phone excitedly, found a group called "The male god belongs to everyone", and typed a sentence with shaking hands: "I saw the male god smiling! At a beautiful stranger girl!"
Xiao Yan sent Su Yi to Assistant Huang's office. Assistant Huang was startled when he saw his boss coming. He calmed down after knowing the purpose of Su Yi's visit.
As someone who worked with Xiao Yan, he was one of the few people in the company who knew that the boss had a sister.
In other words, many people know that the Xiao family has a stepdaughter, but not many people have seen her, and even fewer know that Xiao Yan attaches great importance to this step-sister.
Assistant Huang was one of the insiders. Otherwise, why would he, the assistant to the president and the head of the president's office, be responsible for contacting the photographer
Even if the photographer is a new figure with a big name and is in the limelight, and his works are very popular abroad, there is no need for him to take action and use his eloquence to invite the person back.
Why? Because this is what the boss wants.
But to be honest, he had only seen Su Yi's photos before and thought she was pretty. He didn't expect that she was even more stunning in person. If he had such a beautiful sister, running around outside all day, he would probably be worried.
Assistant Huang glanced at his boss who was staying in his office as if nothing had happened, shook his head secretly, and talked to Su Yi about the cooperation.
Xiao Yan's company invited Su Yi to take a group of photos for a female star that the company has been promoting recently. Su Yi was not very interested in taking photos of people and was not prepared to agree. It was Mao Tuan who mentioned casually that the plot was about to begin and she missed her grandmother a little, so she agreed.
The details were quickly agreed upon, and the filming would begin in a few days. Su Yi stood up and saw Xiao Yan was still there, so she asked, "When will you get off work?"
Xiao Yan said: "There is nothing going on in the company, you can leave anytime."
When Assistant Huang heard this, his face immediately turned accusatory.
Nothing happened at the company? Can he expose the boss's lies
Su Yi said, "That's great. When you finish what you are doing, let's go home together. I'll tell grandma that I came to see you, otherwise she will say I lied to her."
Xiao Yan nodded, "Go to my office?"
After the two men left and before the door closed, Xiao Yan saw Assistant Huang silently shout the word "liar", but he simply ignored it.
In fact, Xiao Yan was not lying. The entertainment company was just one of his assets. He was not here often. With the management present, the company ran smoothly. As the boss, he could delegate things to lower levels. He was indeed not too busy.
He still had a little work to finish, so Sue sat on the couch and waited, messaging the others.
In her second year of high school, she applied for an exchange student spot with a foreign high school. Before leaving, her classmates held a farewell party for her. The girls cried their hearts out and many boys also had tears in their eyes.
After that, Suyi also studied abroad for university. She traveled to many places during her studies and only returned home once a year during the holidays. After graduating from university, she didn't come back for two consecutive years. Many of her classmates have no contact with her now, and only a few good friends of hers urge her to return home every day. Now that she is really back, she must let people know.
They have a group and are chatting in the group now.
Su Yi: "My job has been confirmed. I will be free tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Zhang Jiajia: "Let's make an appointment! Let's make an appointment to sing, to eat, to go to a nightclub!"
He Ye: "Let's make it clear first, I won't go to the nightclub."
Fang Yingying: "I see, you are a good kid with curfew."
Sue: "I can't sing either."
Zhang Jiajia: “…”
Fang Yingying: "Then the only thing left is to eat. Okay, okay, let's make an appointment for dinner. I know a private restaurant. I heard my brother made a reservation a few days ago. Let's go in his name."
Zhang Jiajia: "Aren't you afraid of being beaten by your brother?"
Fang Yingying: "He dares."
He Ye: "Forget it. What if your brother wants to invite someone very important to dinner? Let's go to another place."
Fang Yingying sent a crying emoji: "But I want to eat at that restaurant. I've been wanting to eat there for a long time, but I can't get in line."
Seeing this, Su Yi looked up and told Xiao Yan the name of the store, and said, "Do you have an appointment for this store?"
Xiao Yan put down his pen, picked up his phone and made a call. After a few words, he asked Su Yi, "What time is the appointment?"
Su Yi asked Fang Yingying in the group: "When do you want to go eat?"
Fang Yingying didn't understand: "Tomorrow night."
"Dinner tomorrow, okay?" Su Yi asked Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan nodded, said a few more words, and hung up the phone, "Tomorrow night at seven o'clock."
Su Yi made an OK gesture and said in the group: "Then let's go eat at 7 o'clock tomorrow night. My brother made an appointment for me."
Zhang Jiajia: “…”
He Ye: “…”
Fang Yingying: “…”
The team was very orderly. I felt a little envious in silence, and a little jealous, and a little itchy to bite.
Suddenly I want to hit someone.
After a while, He Ye asked, "Are you at your brother's place?"
Su Yi: "Yes, my job this time is to cooperate with their company. Now I am waiting for him to get off work and go home together."
Zhang Jiajia: "Tsk tsk, your brother is a real male god now. He used to call me Senior Xiao, but now we don't dare to approach him casually. We all have to look up to him, but he is still so good to you."
Fang Yingying: "You can't envy me."
The few of them chatted casually, and Xiao Yan finally finished his work, and the two went home together.
In the car, Xiao Yan asked: "Do you have a meeting with friends tomorrow?"
"Yes, they keep talking about getting together."
"Do I know him?"
Sue said, "They are my high school classmates. You may not know them, but they all know you."
Xiao Yan nodded, then asked her about what she had seen and heard in the past two years.
They arrived home in a short while. The golden retriever heard the familiar sound of a car and wagged its tail inside the fence. When it saw that it was Suyi coming down, it hesitated.
Sue stood by the car and waved to it, "Come here, little idiot. You always forget about me."
Mimi wagged its tail slowly and sniffed her scent tentatively. After a while, as if it had finally confirmed something, it whimpered and pounced on her, licking her face enthusiastically.
Su Yi was not tall before, but after going abroad, he secretly grew a lot taller. Now he can be considered tall, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to catch this dog.
When Old Lady Qu heard the noise, she came out of the house.
"Grandma." Su Yi shouted and dragged the dog towards her.
Old Lady Qu kept staring at her. When she got close to her, she rolled her eyes, looked her up and down, nodded her head, and said with red eyes, "Very good, very good..."
Although we often call each other and send videos, it’s still different when the person is actually standing in front of you.
Su Yi found that she was much taller than her grandmother and could see that she had a lot of white hair on her head.
Grandma is getting older. She suddenly realized this.
Old Lady Qu took Su Yi's hand and walked into the house. "Are you hungry? Your mother hasn't gotten off work yet. I'll call her later. If it's too late, we won't wait for her for dinner. Tell grandma what you want to eat. I've bought the food and I'll cook it for you."
Su Wanting and Xiao Xing had been married for nearly ten years. They were both young, but they had never had children. Perhaps it was because of their experiences in their youth. Fortunately, the Xiao family already had Xiao Yan, and Old Lady Qu let her daughter do whatever she wanted. No one would say anything if they didn't have children.
Sue said, "I had dinner on the plane, so I'm not hungry now. Grandma, let's sit down and talk. Auntie will prepare dinner."
"Okay." Old Lady Qu naturally listened to her. "How many days will you stay this time?"
Sue tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear and said with a smile, "Wait until grandma drives me away."
Old Lady Qu said angrily, "Nonsense, when have I ever chased you away?"
After a while, she sighed again, "Grandma knows that you young people have your own ambitions. It's good to go out more often and see what this world that gave birth to us and raised us is like. Grandma just wants you to remember to come back."
Su Yi nodded seriously, "I remember, as long as grandma is here, no matter where I go, I will come back."
Old Mrs. Qu opened her mouth and wanted to say that even if grandma was gone, you still had to go home, but the words didn't come out of her mouth.
Xiao Yan parked the car and went into the house. Old Lady Qu looked at him and smiled, "Yi Yi told me on the phone this afternoon that she was coming to see you. I thought she was lying to me."
Xiao Yan sat on the single sofa opposite, glanced at Su Yi, and said, "Yi Yi is the photographer our company is working with this time. We took a lot of effort to invite her back from abroad."
"Oh?" Old Lady Qu also looked at Su Yi. Although she was blaming her, her tone revealed her pride in her: "You are so arrogant that you still need your brother to treat you?"
Su Yi raised her chin, "Of course, I'm very valuable."
"You start shaking when I praise you a few words." Old Mrs. Qu shook her head and laughed.
After Su Wanting and Xiao Xing returned home, the family had dinner.
Over the years, the relationship between Su Wanting and Su Yi has made some progress. At least she can talk to Su Yi calmly. Although they are still unfamiliar with each other, no one can ask for more.
At night, after taking a shower, Su Yi threw herself onto the bed and sighed comfortably.
Maotuan came out of the bag and sat next to her.
Su Yi saw it out of the corner of his eye and said nonchalantly, "You said before that the plot was about to begin. When?"
"Hmm..." Maotuan stammered, looking at his two short furry paws with his bright black eyes, "I said, Yiyi, don't be angry."
Su Yi raised an eyebrow, "You tell me, I'll try my best."
Mao Tuan hesitated for a while before saying, "Actually, it started today. There was another girl waiting in the waiting area this afternoon. Did you see her? She is the heroine. She passed the interview today."
Su Yi was really surprised, and tried hard to recall the girl's appearance in his mind, but she was looking down at the time and he couldn't see clearly at all.
"That's the heroine? Why is she so... ordinary?"
She didn't mean that in a derogatory way, nor did she mean that the girl was average-looking. Rather, she thought that the heroine's appearance would be rather special and hard to ignore, like at least having a halo on her head or something, but in the end there was nothing.
Maotuan noticed her thoughts and was speechless. He was not an angel, so how could he have a halo on his head
It’s true that the heroine is a little bit out of the ordinary, but this is an upgrade story. The heroine was just a small person at the beginning, and she fought back to become a movie queen through hard work. You can’t expect her to dominate the world as soon as she arrives, right
Su Yi reluctantly accepted its statement, "What happened next? Tell me about the rest of the story."
Mao Tuan shrugged and roughly summarized, "The heroine just entered the workplace and was bullied by some old-timers. Xiao Yan helped her out, and she regarded him as her white moonlight male god."
Su Yi stroked his chin: "Well, she has good taste."
Mao Tuan rolled his eyes and continued, "In order to become someone worthy of the male god, the heroine worked hard, seized the opportunity, played a small role in a famous director's film, and thus embarked on the road of acting—"
Su Yi added: "Yes, I like her. She has vision and courage."
Mao Tuan told himself in his heart that he couldn't win, so he didn't act impulsively. Then he endured and continued: "Later, when we were acting, she faced the male lead. Because Xiao Yan was too cold to her, the male lead pursued him relentlessly, and the female lead gradually fell in love with him. The two of them experienced a lot together, becoming popular, being blackened, being frozen, and making a comeback. Finally, she finally reached the pinnacle. At the award ceremony where she won the title of Best Actress, she made her relationship with the male lead public."
Su Yi frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Well, I still like this ending."
"You fell in love too early." Mao Tuan poured cold water on her, "Have you forgotten that I said a long time ago that Xiao Yan helped the heroine when she was bullied in the workplace because his stepsister committed suicide after being bullied at school. And now you are alive and well, why would he help the heroine for no reason? There are so many people who are bullied in the world, and she is not a special one."
Su Yi opened her mouth and said after a long while: "So what should the heroine do?"
"What else can she do? Either she has to endure it or wake up and rise up. She can't rely on others for her own life." Mao Tuan said this in an extremely calm tone.
Having said that, this incident still left a mark in Sui's heart.
There is a person whose life had a bright future, but now it is heading towards the unknown. After knowing that she is the decisive factor in all this, it would be difficult for anyone to remain indifferent.
Su Yi decided that when she went to Xiao Yan's company in two days, she would keep a close eye on him. Maybe the heroine was a little girl with a lot of snacks, and then she could come to the rescue.
On the other side of the city, a girl tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. Today she went to an interview at a company she liked, but she didn't know the result yet, so the HR asked her to come back and wait for news.
She was lying in bed, but her mind kept thinking about the man and woman she had met in the waiting area today. They were so glamorous and beautiful, and their bright lives were completely different from hers. How she wished that she could become someone like them in the future.
The author has something to say: So tonight, Su Yi and the heroine in the book fell asleep thinking about each other, while the hero was growing mushrooms nearby.