Having left the cemetery, Shi Lan was preparing to sneak back to the hospital but received a call from her broker on the way, "Miss An Lan, you didn't go looking for Gu Chengyu again, did you? Do you think you're not hated enough already?"
Upon hearing the words 'Miss An Lan,' Shi Lan felt very unfamiliar and took a few seconds to react, then she remembered that the name of the body she now inhabited was An Lan.
Twenty-one years old, a film academy student, and a university classmate of Gu Chengyu.
An Lan had fallen in love with Gu Chengyu at first sight and pursued him boldly, but alas, Gu Chengyu was handsome and talented, which meant he quickly became famous for acting in TV dramas.
An Lan had done many foolish things for Gu Chengyu, willingly being a sycophant, and Gu Chengyu was a thorough scumbag, adhering to the three 'no's principle of not taking initiative, not rejecting, and not taking responsibility, taking An Lan's devotion for granted as if she were a lowly spare tire.
The reason An Lan attempted suicide was that her chat records with Gu Chengyu had been exposed.
As such an undignified sycophant, and for ruining the couple image of Gu Chengyu with a top actress, she became the target of public anger, continuously bullied online. Even though she attempted suicide and was lying in the hospital, she was cursed to die sooner.
And the most frightening part about this kid An Lan wasn't just her being a sycophant; she also had a younger brother.
Causing trouble, gambling, adept at online loans, he racked up millions in debt at the ripe age of eighteen.
It was under these circumstances that An Lan signed a contract with Tianwang Media, binding herself for ten long years!
In other words, she had to do whatever the company asked of her, or else she had two options: to sell herself to pay the exorbitant breach of contract fee or go to jail. But An Lan somehow managed to avoid being sent to anyone's bed until now, preferring to exhaust herself and endure ostracization, probably hoping to save herself for Gu Chengyu.
Reflecting on this, Shi Lan sighed and replied to the broker, "No, I just went out for some fresh air, um, Brother Ze, do you have time? I want to meet you."
"That works for me. I was about to arrange your work anyway. Since you're not dead, you have to continue making money for the company!"
Actually, An Lan wasn't completely worthless. When she wasn't showing her sycophantic nature, her looks were quite pleasing to the average person, and she could quickly gain fans with some minor roles in TV dramas.
Some big shots in the industry had even approached the agency to recruit her personally, liking her round face that seemed promising. Otherwise, the company wouldn't have advanced her three million and locked her in for ten years.
But she had spoiled everything with her antics, resulting in the agency freezing her out for the better part of a year.
Before long, the broker Tang Ze arrived at the hospital in a flurry. Seeing Shi Lan, he glared at her with a 'you're letting me down' look and said, "If you dare to..."
"Bro... I've decided not to be a sycophant anymore. I want to focus on my career!"
Tang Ze looked at her and sneered, "You think I'm going to believe that?"
Shi Lan took out her phone, deleted Gu Chengyu's WeChat in front of Tang Ze, and handed the phone over to him, "You manage my phone."
After all, if she could dismiss Yan Shixiu so easily, what was Gu Chengyu in comparison?
Tang Ze looked at the phone in his hand, his expression a bit complicated, "Are you... serious?"
"If you don't believe me, you can test my resolve."
Tang Ze found it a bit funny and wondered if Shi Lan's brain had been affected by some trauma. Just then, Gu Chengyu's call came through. Both of them looked at the caller ID on the phone, exchanging glances.
However, Shi Lan made a quick decision, took back the phone, pressed the answer key, and put it on speaker.
"An Lan, don't bother me anymore in the future. I'm with Beini now, and we're about to co-star in a big production. You... stop deluding yourself."
Shi Lan: "Fine, then can you please return the Rolex I gave you last month? And the diamond brooch from the month before that, plus all those other luxury items I've given you before? I don't necessarily need the items back; you can just give me the cash equivalent. I've roughly calculated it: about 2.06 million... don't worry about the change, thank you!"