She had to be cautious.
After all, Lu Yi would be involved. She did not want to bring him into this.
She turned over and buried her face in her pillow. Her own scent was on the pillow, so familiar and comforting that it made her feel sleepy. However, she suddenly felt very upset.
She sniffled before curling up into a ball.
Without knowing how long had passed, she fell asleep. She did not realize that someone had pushed the door open and walked in.Their steps were light and careful, to avoid making any noise.
This person walked over to stand next to the bed and gazed at her. It was dim inside the room, but there was still some brightness. The faint light illuminated the man’s calm and quiet face.
He reached out and pulled the blanket up a bit. Then, he stroked her hair gently.
“You’ve become thinner. You gotta eat more.”
What he got in reply was just her soft snoring.
It was already morning when Yan Huan opened her eyes. She rubbed her eyes and sat up. She did not want to sleep anymore as she had gotten enough sleep. That being said, it was also the perfect time in the morning right now to check on the seedlings.
Summer is the season of rebirth and renewal. It is also the season for flowers to bloom.
She hoped that for every carrot that she planted, she could harvest a basket of carrots from it in the next year. Of course, she was just kidding. It was impossible for her to plant just one carrot and harvest a bunch of carrots from it. The most she could do was to collect some carrot seeds and plant a bunch of carrots two years later.
But what was the point of planting carrots? She did not really like carrots.
The seedlings looked tender and pleasing to the eye now. She squatted down and gazed at those seedlings. The farmer had been taking care of them so well that not even a single weed could be found. So, she had nothing to do here other than checking out the growth of the seedlings. Everything else was none of her business.
When she stood up, her cell phone started to ring. She pulled it out of her pocket and noticed that it was from Luo Lin. Was she calling to ask Yan Huan to endorse a brand or film a commercial?
She raised the cell phone up to her ear.
“Hello…?” she answered lazily.
“Yan Huan,” Luo Lin spoke in an indecipherable tone, yet Yan Huan could still sense the disappointment in her voice. “I have a role for you.”
Yan Huan was about to refuse, but Luo Lin cut her off.
“Please don’t say no off the bat, as I truly feel that this role suits you well. Moreover, you aren’t the lead so you actually won’t have many scenes to film. I’ll pass you the script first. After you’ve gone through it, let me know if you still want to turn down this offer.”
Yan Huan thought it over. Anyway, she felt that she should not refuse it immediately as she had to show respect for Luo Lin’s feelings.
They were surviving in an industry that was made up of a complicated network of favors and debts after all. Debts were meant to be repaid. Even Yan Huan herself knew that she owed a lot to Luo Lin.
Soon after that, Luo Lin came over personally. The purpose of her call just now was to confirm if Yan Huan was still here, as she was a celebrity that was hard to get a hold of. She could have gone somewhere else, and Luo Lin had no choice but to let Yan Huan live however she liked these days.
Her reputation was cleansed up to some extent in this period of time. If not for that, people would even start to forget her name. Yan Huan did not mind if she was forgotten or not, but Luo Lin did. She thought that Yan Huan’s reputation could allow her to stay in the entertainment business for ten years or more. It would be a pity if such an amazing actress disappeared suddenly.
She placed the script in front of Yan Huan.
“Have a look yourself.”
Yan Huan turned it over and skimmed through a few pages. It was a movie about tomb raiding, and the investment in it was a huge amount. It seemed like they plan to release it during the New Year holidays, and they were going to film the movie in many ancient cities.
As promised, the role suggested by Luo Lin was not the lead, but the supporting female character. This character was a villain without any dialogue, therefore she was a character that could only be expressed by her actions and facial expressions. Of course, the production team had also asked for an actress who was skilled in martial arts. The most important thing was that this character was not young.
“Am I so depraved to the point that I have to act as a middle aged lady?”
Yan Huan felt sad deep inside her heart. “Can I get a role of a young teen instead?”
Luo Lin wanted to strangle Yan Huan. “You are already an aunty now! How could you get a role of a maiden?”
“Some forty-year-olds are still cast as young girls!” Yan Huan pouted disgruntledly. She still considered herself as a young lady, as she was only 26! She waved her hands and pointed at her face, asking, “Don’t you think that my face look young? Are you going to cast this pretty and young face as an aunty instead of a teen?”
“Are you going to take this offer or not?” Luo Lin rolled her eyes.
“No…” Yan Huan had just spoken a word before she noticed Luo Lin’s glare.
“Hmm… okay then.” Yan Huan gave it some thought and agreed to it in the end. She had nothing to do recently anyway, not even a single strand of grass for her to weed. In addition to that, for the past few days, she had been thinking about joining a new film cast and crew. Maybe she would be so busy there that she would forget about her unhappiness. That would prevent her from living aimlessly and save her from Old Master Lu’s lectures.
“Okay, understood. I will inform you when they’re about to start filming.”
“Are you brushing me off?” Yan Huan rested her face on her hand while propping her elbow on the table.
“Aren’t you going to make me take a photoshoot and do some more publicity stunts such as holding a press conference for ‘Yan, the Best Actress’?”
Luo Lin raised her eyelids. “What’s the purpose of a photoshoot for an outdated actress?”
Yan Huan felt a little hurt.
I’m outdated?
But after thinking it over, it seemed like it was true.
She did not need a photoshoot, nor did she have to attend the start of the filming process, as if she was added spontaneously to the cast. Additionally, it seemed that she had nothing to do in the beginning stages. She would still be farming and gardening here after the filming started.
She was just an outdated actress. What’s the point of going there so early?
Yan Huan picked up her leather suitcase and prepared to leave. She would be there for three months, at most. When she came back after three months, the seedlings would have grown into plants and vegetables, and they would produce new seedlings again.
The patter of rain was heard outside the house. Only then did she realize that it was monsoon season in Sea City.
The cold raindrops hit her face, but it was not a numbing cold. Another winter was going to pass. She was already 26. No, actually, she would be 27 now.
No wonder Luo Lin was calling her an aunty.
She opened up the trunk of the car, preparing to put the suitcase in before driving to the airport. However, the suitcase was a little too heavy and she had overestimated her own strength. She thought of asking the guards for help, but suddenly, someone’s hand had reached out to pick up her suitcase. The hand placed her suitcase in the trunk and closed it.
