The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 143 She has her own ideas

No one celebrated Gu Lanxi's birthday when she was a child. She only found out when she was in elementary school that she suspected she was an adopted child and secretly found her birth certificate.

In those years, my parents' minds were filled with thoughts of the mistress and her son; one desperately protected him, while the other relentlessly persecuted him.

Grandpa and Grandma were inherently sexist, and because her mother refused to agree to a divorce, their beloved grandson was not legitimately recognized, and the clan refused to include him in the family genealogy. As a result, they grew increasingly resentful of her, and their daily interactions were devoid of any warmth.

For other children, a birthday means a playground, cream cakes, delicious food, endless gifts, unlimited pocket money, and friends and family gathering together, smiling and singing "Happy Birthday" loudly around them.

For Gu Lanxi, it was a time of constantly questioning the heavens, wondering why she was born into this world.

Sometimes she even thinks that if someone had asked her before she was born if she wanted to come into this world, she would have said, "Thank you, but I'd rather not!"

She first met Lu Nanting during the winter break of her senior year of college.

The Lu family desperately needs a tutor, and she really wants this high-paying job.

After six months of tutoring, she earned her first pot of gold, and Lu Nanting was admitted to her ideal university, receiving her admission notice in mid-July.

On July 7.18th, Lu Nanting invited her to go for a night tour of Badaling to see the stars.

They were lucky that day, as they happened to encounter a meteor shower.

Lu Nanting asked her to make a wish, and she silently prayed that her investment would bring high returns and that she would achieve her only life goal of becoming rich overnight.

Lu Nanting shouted out his wish: "I want Gu Lanxi to agree to be my girlfriend!"

The sky is high and the wilderness is vast, with no one around. The starry sky above seems within reach, and the winding Great Wall tells the story of its long-standing protection.

The young man, with a burning passion, remained as straightforward and bold as ever.

The two had been together for more than half a year, and Lu Nanting had never hidden his feelings for her.

At first, she refused outright, but later, considering the high salary, she coaxed him to study hard and promised to talk about it after the college entrance examination.

Later, after spending time together day after day, she couldn't help but fall for Lu Nanting and agreed to his proposal if he got into his target university.

Two days ago, Lu Nanting received his admission notice and called her to tell her about it. She knew this day would come, and she already had the answer in her heart. She didn't hesitate and nodded directly.

That night, they talked for a long time. When he learned that she had never celebrated her birthday, Lu Nanting kissed her and then hugged her for a long time until she felt embarrassed, pretended to be hot, and pushed him away.

On September 8th of the same year, her 18th birthday, Lu Nanting took her to his family's farm.

That day, she saw a vast expanse of fiery red roses.

“I start selecting suitable varieties in the spring, and spend the whole summer cultivating seedlings, transplanting, fertilizing, weeding, and watering them. I travel hundreds of kilometers every week to take care of them. All this effort is just so you can know…”

Lu Nanting lowered his head and tucked her loose hair behind her ear: "Before a rose blooms, it is covered in thorns and rarely receives praise. But after it blooms, it's different."

In this world, few can resist Lu Nanting, especially when he looks at you with tender affection and whispers sweet nothings to you.

Gu Lanxi was at a loss and couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

Lu Nanting simply put his arm around her shoulder, pointed to the patch of roses, and proudly showed them to her:
"No matter how bad your past was, it was just because the time wasn't right! Now that you have me, your good days are coming!"

For her nineteenth birthday, Lu Nanting prepared a wish lottery box for her, and she won a day trip to Happy Valley.

Lu Nanting took her sightseeing, and after each activity, he would give her a hand-drawn commemorative card.

She happily put it in her bag.

As a result, Lu Nanting booked an entire restaurant for dinner.

Each time a card is presented, a waiter brings the corresponding item.

Girls love high-end skincare products, full range of makeup, high heels, princess dresses, bags, diamond necklaces...

He said, "Gu Lanxi, I hope you can be happy every day."

That night, she wore that heavy necklace, tears streaming down her face.

Lu Nanting assumed she was just too moved, but only she knew how much of an impact that day had on her.

Over the next six months, she grew increasingly anxious, until one day in December, she couldn't take it anymore and broke up with him...

They've known each other for six years, and this year marks the fifth birthday Lu Nanting has celebrated with her.

However, when they are together, he will choose to spend time together as a couple.

During the two years after the breakup, he would create various coincidences and then, with very poor acting skills, randomly drop something.

If she doesn't pick it up, he won't turn back.

When she was twenty, he commissioned a brooch for her, inlaid with sapphires and diamonds, symbolizing a glittering galaxy.

That year she took on the role in "Spring Days," and the following year she won her first Best Actress award for the film. From then on, her career flourished, and she was almost always seated in the second row at events.

When he was twenty-one, he dropped a bag. He picked it up and opened it, and found a bag full of gold ingots, the kind that weigh fifty grams each. He counted them carefully and there were exactly 21 ingots.

Just because she was on a TV show, the host asked her what she likes to do when she's unhappy?
She said she would go and strike for a gold ingot.

No matter how unhappy she is, she will become happy because of the money.

Her fans call themselves "Little Yuanbao," and that's when it started.

This year marks Gu Lanxi's first birthday since their marriage, and Lu Nanting prepared a song for her. The song is called "Mosquitoes, My Lifelong Enemy."

The recording had already been completed when Lu Nanting suddenly had a whimsical idea: to change the intro to a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) to create a tense yet mournful battle atmosphere.

In his words, couples living apart, finally meeting up, cherish every moment of their lovemaking, but ending up swatting mosquitoes all night, is quite a sad situation.

Gu Lanxi laughed until tears streamed down her face, but in the end she agreed to his request and decided to go back herself to record this part for him.

According to Lu Nanting, he originally planned to send a private plane to pick them up on the morning of the 7th.

But Gu Lanxi refused.

A single trip by a private jet, even if it's your own, can easily cost tens of thousands of dollars, including crew fees, parking fees, fuel costs, landing fees, route fees, air traffic control fees, navigation and communication fees, and other miscellaneous expenses.

If she goes back by herself, no matter what mode of transportation she chooses, the transportation cost will not exceed five thousand yuan.

The cost was secondary; the most important thing was that she didn't want to take up too many public resources.

The Lu family is not the type to be extravagant, but they do own two private jets to meet the needs of family members' travel and business dealings.

Helicopters are one thing, but imported ones only cost a few million. The two business jets that the Lu family bought cost more than 200 million or 300 million each. Including the renovations, Gu Lanxi doesn't even know how much she spent.

These two aircraft, not counting operating costs, will cost tens of millions in maintenance fees every year.

Last time she returned to the film set, she fell asleep, and since Lu Nanting had arranged for her to sit, it wouldn't be right for her not to. But now she absolutely refuses to sit.

The Gu family is a large family, and they have seen too much intrigue and backstabbing since they were young.

Although the Lu family atmosphere is good, and the older brother and sister-in-law are very nice, one's teeth still often bite one's own tongue!

Things that can be avoided should be avoided as much as possible.

Celebrity birthdays are always a crucial time for paparazzi to stake out.

Although Lanting and her husband have only been in the industry for a few years, they are both good-looking, popular, and have representative works. In addition, they recently got married, so they are really popular.

It's Gu Lanxi's birthday, so paparazzi are naturally out in the wings.

Gu Lanxi's birthday is September 8th, and she has also mentioned in an interview that she always celebrates her birthday according to the Gregorian calendar.

They didn't finish work until 8 p.m. on the 6th, and even the paparazzi who set off earliest are still on the road.

According to their plan, even if Gu Lanxi went straight to the airport after work, the direct flight to Beijing was at 12:30 am, so they would still have time to eat a bowl of noodles when they arrived at the airport.

As for the others, some decided to wait for the flight on the morning of the 7th, while others decided to wait in Beijing.

However, on the night of the 6th, Gu Lanxi left the film crew under the cover of darkness, but instead of going to the city airport, she went straight to Kaiyuan County High-speed Railway Station and took the 8:40 high-speed train to the provincial capital.

Forty minutes later, a seamless transfer within the station led directly to the high-speed rail.

To keep it a secret, she directly bought a deluxe soft sleeper compartment with a bathroom.

Inside, there are two beds, one bunk and one loaf; the lower bunk is quite spacious.

I spread out a sheet, covered myself with a light blanket, and fell asleep immediately.

I woke up at 6:30.

After getting up, packing my luggage, and washing up, I still have time to change my clothes and put on some nice makeup.

Just after eight o'clock, I left the station with my suitcase.

Once they found a parking spot, Lu Nanting opened the car door, pulled her into the car, handed her a pink lunchbox, and instructed the driver to head to the recording studio.

"Eat up, I made these rice balls this morning with shrimp, carrots, and corn kernels."

Gu Lanxi opened the box and saw that there were big smiley faces pasted on the two rice balls with seaweed.

I couldn't help but laugh.

It feels so good to be home!
After chopping up some chili peppers, I habitually apply a thick layer of moisturizer when I turn on my computer to type.

Then, feeling a burning sensation on her face, she remembered this incident.

There was a bug in the timeline between the male and female leads, which I've fixed.

They first met in winter, not summer. Lu Nanting could easily pass the art exam, but he was far behind in the academic subjects. Gu Lanxi was appointed as his tutor for half a year in a time of crisis.

In Chapter Four, "Our First Meeting at the Bar," I've made some changes to the clothing. I gave Brother Lu a jacket, changed Sister Xi's dress into a wool skirt, and also put a turtleneck undershirt on her. I've also changed the two places I wrote about during summer vacation to winter vacation.

This summer, they got married, marking the sixth year since they met.

I only discovered this bug today. I spent ages fixing it, and my eyes are practically blinded from all the work.

Ouch!
My face feels so hot.

Lately, everyone's been busy with real-life relationships, and hardly anyone's reading fanfiction anymore.

Those who want to answer the phone should sign up as soon as possible, because I'll be getting beaten up the day after tomorrow.

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