034 Caught Off Guard
It was an unprecedentedly grand production launch ceremony, startlingly out of place in the little town of Hengdian. Countless reporters and fans had surrounded the Golden Mirage Hotel so completely that not even a drop of water could pass through. Most of the fans were holding signs bearing the names Wei Hao, Lee Min, and Alisa. Though the weather had begun to warm, the fans’ enthusiasm remained as high as ever.
“Ah——!”
“Wei Hao! Wei Hao! Wei Hao...”
“Lee Min! Lee Min! Lee Min...”
“Alisa! Alisa! Alisa...”
The fans suddenly erupted into excited cries, while flashes and camera shutters sounded in a ceaseless, crisscrossing rhythm. At long last, the stars they had been waiting for arrived.
Aside from the male lead, Lee Min, a popular Korean star, the female lead was an entirely ordinary and unknown girl. Yet she was also the person most envied and resented that day. Perhaps only moments earlier she had been completely obscure, but from this instant onward, her life was destined to shine brilliantly.
Why? Because she had become the female lead in the first mainland Chinese production by the renowned playwright Alisa—the role countless international actresses had fought desperately, yet failed, to obtain.
“Dear members of the media, welcome to the launch ceremony of *The Important Person*, Alisa’s first inspirational production. Now, let us welcome the two leading actors, along with Zheng Yingqi, the young heir of Zheng Enterprises, our sponsor, and Alisa herself to cut the ribbon for the new drama.”
Assistant Lan Ruo was long accustomed to this sort of announcement and delivered it with effortless ease.
“Clap, clap, clap—!”
After the applause, the four of them stepped forward together, raised their scissors, and cut the red ribbon at the same moment.
“Alisa, what are your expectations for this production?”
“Why did you choose a Korean actor to play the male lead?”
“May I ask...”
“Country roads, take me home...”
Just then, a familiar ringtone interrupted the reporters’ questions.
“Hello!” With Lan Ruo’s help, Gu Yan made her way out of the crowd of reporters.
“Hello your mother!”
At the sound of that familiar voice, still as arrogant as ever despite its sickly quality, Gu Yan’s hand began to tremble around the phone. She was so agitated that she did not know what to say.
“Hey, Old Fossil, you didn’t pass out from excitement, did you?”
The teasing voice on the other end brought Gu Yan back to her senses.
“You’d better stay right there and wait for me!” Gu Yan hung up and immediately ran to the hotel’s underground parking garage, ignoring the reporters staring at one another in bewilderment. Quite a few quick-witted journalists had already captured images of her taking the call. If nothing unexpected happened, tomorrow’s entertainment headlines would read: “Mysterious Phone Call Prompts Alisa to Curse; She Abandons Actors and Sponsor and Hurries Away.”
Gu Yan pushed the car to its highest speed and sped toward the hospital. She did not notice that another car was following closely behind her.
When Shen Hong saw Gu Yan’s car stop outside the hospital, the doubts in his heart instantly vanished. The two of them had lived together day and night for two years, after all. There were things he never mentioned, but he had seen them all.
“You little brat, you finally decided to wake up, did you?”
The moment Gu Yan entered the hospital room, she saw Big Fairy, Vanity, Xiaomeng, and Ten teasing one another. Apparently, she was the last one to arrive.
“Look at those Louis Vuitton bags and Chanel dresses! Our Old Fossil has really made it big. Of course I had to wake up and take my share!”
“Hoo—”
Gu Yan exhaled, forcing herself to calm down. “Fine. Since you’ve come back from the dead today, I’ll let it go.”
“Hahaha!”
Seeing Gu Yan’s solemn expression, the girls could not help laughing. After three long years, the five of them had finally been brought together again.
Leaning against the hospital-room door, Gu Yan listened to the laughter inside, then quietly walked away. Just as when she had arrived, no one knew she had been there.