The company put her on hold, but Sheng Tang didn’t care. She focused on doing her own things every day and improving her skills.
After finishing class, she would continue her acting lessons at home.
She was very familiar with these studies, but learning is like rowing upstream; if you stop, you fall behind.
To maintain professionalism, she couldn’t afford to give up even a single day.
During the day, she was very busy, but at night, she would relax by playing games in the living room.
Once, Cheng Lichuan came back and found her game quite fun, so he asked to join.
The two of them became familiar with each other.
Cheng Lichuan thought Sheng Tang was really Gu Jiahui’s girlfriend and even took it for granted.
He also said to Sheng Tang, "He liked you since high school, you know that, right?"
Sheng Tang smiled and didn’t refute him.
She really wanted to tell Cheng Lichuan that Gu Jiahui still didn’t like her; they just signed a contract. As for the purpose, Sheng Tang didn’t know, and it didn’t seem as simple as pleasing his mother.
Cheng Lichuan was a very decent person, very measured in his actions. He took care of Sheng Tang but maintained a respectful distance because she was considered his sister-in-law, not making anyone feel overly intimate.
He could cook a lot of dishes, though all at a home-cooked level—not as delicious as what Gu Shiting made.
Fortunately, the food he made was fresh and nutritious, so Sheng Tang often had meals and she liked Cheng Lichuan a lot.
Living here, she was busy every day, accumulating her strength.
Until a year later, Gu Jiahui finally returned.
Sheng Tang thought, "Great, I can act high and mighty now. They wasted a year of my time; they need to make it up to me quickly!"
On the first night of Gu Jiahui’s return, Sheng Tang was supposed to talk to him. But unexpectedly, due to accidentally meeting Gu Shiting today, her mind was quite blank.
At around nine in the evening, Gu Jiahui called her.
Sheng Tang thought he had gone out, so she picked up the call.
"Come to my study," Gu Jiahui said.
Sheng Tang: "..."
They were in the same apartment. He could’ve knocked on her door or just shouted, and she would have heard. Did he really need to call her?
Sheng Tang was speechless and got up to go to his study.
Gu Jiahui sat idly, leaning back in his chair, still looking very lazy.
"You signed a five-year management contract with the company but haven’t gone to the company for nine months and haven’t participated in any auditions. Why?" Gu Jiahui asked.
Sheng Tang: "Why don’t you ask my manager?"
"I’m asking you now. I’ll ask her later."
Sheng Tang looked at him silently.
She stood up, walked over to him, and simply sat beside his desk.
She smiled at him, "I’m your nominal girlfriend. Can I have some influence as your pillow talk?"
Gu Jiahui’s smile was brilliant, and his dark eyes seemed to sparkle.
"Sure."
"Ye Yongying deliberately suppressed me. She is Mrs. Xi’s friend. She gave me a few auditions, but they were all pre-determined roles, just going through the motions," Sheng Tang said.
Gu Jiahui wanted to say something.
Sheng Tang gently pointed at his chest, "Don’t refute me. I have evidence. Even though I don’t have many connections, I understand the processes clearly enough. I’m not just suspicious of Ye Yongying.
Since she deliberately made things difficult for me, whether I go to the company or not makes no difference. I didn’t go, and she never called me once. If you don’t believe me, I can show you my call records from the past nine months."
Gu Jiahui’s smile gradually faded.
He looked at Sheng Tang, "Why didn’t you call me to tell me about this?"
"You were busy taking care of your mom. Did you want me to ask you to leave a sick patient to handle my trivial matters?" Sheng Tang smiled.
Gu Jiahui looked into her eyes.
He suddenly understood Sheng Tang’s intentions.