Chapter 19: Why Should She Retreat?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Ming Dai had a long dream.

In her dream, she was still that inconspicuous person from No.1 Middle School who did not have any good friends and was invisible in school.

Even when it was raining heavily, no classmates were willing to share umbrellas with her. Every time, she could only run to the bus stop with her school bag and be scolded by Yu Ting for the entire night because her clothes were wet.

She was used to this kind of life and never felt sorry for herself.

Until one day, a man handed her an umbrella.

He was here to pick up his sister. Seeing her reminded him of his sister, so he gave her the umbrella to block the rain.

He even told her that the umbrella wasn’t expensive and that she didn’t have to return it.

Later on, she found out that the umbrella came from Country Y’s handmade umbrella brand, Pasotti. It looked inconspicuous and was a pure black umbrella without any logo, but was worth 3,280 yuan.

For the first time, Ming Dai felt envious. She envied this man’s sister for having such a gentle and tolerant brother.

Later on, this man really became her brother.

She was extremely happy and yearned to be his sister.

The man who had long forgotten her blacklisted her and said fiercely,

“Don’t disturb Lingsi. You can’t replace her in this lifetime!”

Her brother was a gentle and good brother, but he did not belong to Ming Dai.

His sister was Gu Lingsi, and for her sake, he was willing to become enemies with anyone.

This included Ming Dai, who had suddenly returned to the Gu family and tried to “snatch” Gu Lingsi’s position.

…

The dream suddenly changed.

The flames rolled towards her like waves, and the scorching temperature almost burned her.

“Help me…”

“Don’t go…”

Ming Dai, who was half-asleep, mumbled non-stop and tried her best to hide in a corner.

When she suddenly opened her eyes, the darkness in all directions was like a demon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

“Ah.”

There was a short, low cry.

Ming Dai suddenly sat up and broke out in cold sweat.

The chaotic world returned to its original position, and she finally saw where she was.

The small bedroom in the village in the city, her home.

The endless warmth gradually soothed Ming Dai’s fear.

She touched her forehead. The heat seemed to have completely subsided. The medicine she took was very effective.

Ming Dai lifted the blanket and got out of bed. She walked barefooted in her cold slippers and came to the table to drink water.

From the corner of her eye, she saw a long black object leaning against the wall.

It was Gu Changming’s umbrella.

Yesterday evening, after she took the umbrella from Gu Changming, she watched him and Gu Lingsi leave side by side.

Thinking that they did not know her yet, Ming Dai did not want to hold the umbrella and ran home in the rain.

As a result, her cold that had not fully recovered relapsed and she had a fever in the middle of the night.

She propped up her weak body, got up, took her medicine, and laid down again. She fell into a nightmare again… Or rather, it was the memories of her previous life.

Ming Dai, who had just woken up from her nightmare, wrapped herself in a thick coat and pushed open the tightly shut window.

The cold winter night breeze entered the room through the cracks and blew on Ming Dai’s face.

After her rebirth, the dream-like feeling disappeared.

Instead, she was more awake than she had ever been before.

The fire in her previous life had burned the grassland in her heart to a desolate state.

She actually had the thought of completely leaving the tracks of her previous life and those people.

Refusing to film, staying away from the entertainment industry, pretending not to know Gu Changming and Gu Lingsi… She kept retreating.

But why should she retreat?

Why her?

She, Ming Dai, should stand at the peak and become the most dazzling celebrity!

Let the streets and alleys be filled with her figure and be the talk of the country!

So that those who hurt her in her previous life could not avoid her no matter where they went!

So that when the Gu family thinks of her, it would feel like a fishbone was stuck in their throats!

—Ming Dai’s amber eyes flickered like a burning flame!

She quickly took out the business card and found her phone. She had just dialed a few numbers…

Wait, it was three in the morning.

No matter how anxious she was, it was not good to disturb someone’s sleep.

Ming Dai put out her phone and laid down again with the business card in her hand.

She thought that she would suffer from insomnia, but who knew that she would have no more dreams the entire night?

Could it be that she felt at ease now that she had a goal?

Early in the morning, Yu Ting woke Ming Dai up.

“Get up and cook!”

This was the first thing Yu Ting said when she pushed open the door.

Then, she saw Ming Dai’s sweating from her hair to her collarbone.

“You are sick?”

“Yes, I have a fever.”

“Take some medicine yourself.” Yu Ting’s hand that was holding the door handle did not move. “Get up and prepare breakfast!”

“Okay.” Ming Dai was not surprised at all.

When she was six years old, she fell sick and had a fever. Yu Ting could even leave her behind and play mahjong with the neighbors nearby.

Now that she was 18 years old, what could she expect from Yu Ting?

She got up to make breakfast. After filling her stomach, she took the medicine that Su Fangyun had prepared for her.

Yu Ting took a few glances and did not ask where the medicine came from. She wiped her mouth, pushed the bowl and chopsticks away, and left.

Ming Dai stayed at home to clean up the dishes. She looked at the time and finally dialed Su Fangyun’s number.

The other party seemed to have been waiting for her. The call was picked up immediately after the first ring—

“Is it Ming Dai?”

“Yeah.”

Su Fangyun’s tone suddenly became lighter.

“Are you free today? Why don’t we meet and talk?”

“Can you do it at noon?”

Of course, Su Fangyun could.

Judging from her tone, she was willing to give it a try even if Ming Dai wanted to pluck the stars!

This was how determined she was to win her over!

According to the rules, No.1 Middle School could not leave school during their lunch break.

Ming Dai applied for leave from her form teacher, Shi Ying, and did not hide the reason.

Of course, that was under the premise that there was no one else in the office.

After all, Ming Dai did not want to be a topic of conversation for now.

After hearing this, Shi Ying’s tone became solemn. “Is she really Azure Entertainment’s manager?”

It sounded similar to Gao Jun’s reaction when he saw Su Fangyun’s business card yesterday.

However, Ming Dai knew that Teacher Shi was worried about her.

“I searched her photo.”

Ming Dai wasn’t lying. She had really searched for Su Fangyun’s photo.

Unexpectedly, Su Fangyun had a separate encyclopedia. Her resume was written down and a white ID photo was attached.

“Really?” Shi Ying’s tone immediately turned joyful. She thought for a moment and said, “How about this? I’ll accompany you. You’re a third-year student. An adult should be present for such a major event. It’s best if you get your parents to accompany you…”

“Teacher, you can come with me.”

Compared to Yu Ting, she would rather choose Shi Ying.

Shi Ying agreed readily.

The meeting place with Su Fangyun was at the cafe outside No.1 Middle School.

Most of the students’ parents were either rich or noble. The nearby cafes would occasionally become a place for parents to wait for their children. Overall, it was very high-end.

Ming Dai seemed to have become a really innocent 18-year-old girl who was led in by her teacher, Shi Ying.

They had already arrived ten minutes earlier.

However, Su Fangyun came earlier.

She sat by the door and saw Ming Dai at a glance. She stood up and waved.

“Here.”

Ming Dai waved her hand politely.

The moment Shi Ying saw Su Fangyun’s face, she felt slightly more at ease.

It was unlikely that such a valiant and confident lady was a swindler.

If she was really a swindler, she would at least be at the level of a mastermind!