Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 56 marks the beginning of the proactive attack by the hot bar.
Why did you help me?

Even after having two drinks, the hot bar still asked that question.

Chen Xiu swirled the whiskey in his glass, then glanced helplessly at the beautiful woman resting her chin on her hand beside him: "You asked me out for drinks that day, but I told you I had something to do."

"Ah."

"I actually made plans to have a late-night snack with Wu Qiang, and I asked him for leave while I was at it. Even if Xiao Lin doesn't come to see me, you will still receive a leave notice, so you really don't need to take this too seriously."

Chen Xiu took a sip of wine and felt a great relief from the negative emotions in her heart.

However, Reba had a different opinion on his words.

“If you hadn’t come to act in this play, I wouldn’t have been able to get leave, so you still helped me, whether it was voluntary or involuntary.”

"Think whatever you want."

After placing the glass back on the bar, Chen Xiu suddenly turned her chair around and asked curiously, "I remember after I rejected you the night before last, I asked you if anything was wrong. Why didn't you say anything then?"

"I'm not familiar with you, and this is something that requires your resources... even if I wanted to say it, it wouldn't be appropriate to say it on set, would it?"

Reba pursed her lips, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her face, and didn't continue the conversation.

If it weren't for the anniversary of her grandmother's death, what reason would she have to help Reba, who is not related to her? Or rather, what would Reba do to get her to help her?
Tsk, these kinds of things really can't be said on set...

As if struck by a thought, Chen Xiu silently took another sip of wine.

Seeing this, Dilraba's embarrassment deepened: "You, wouldn't you..."

"No, in the entertainment industry, without a background, it's bound to be extremely difficult to make a name for yourself. You must have had a tough journey, right?"

Chen Xiu pursed her lips, looking at Reba with a sincere expression, a deep sense of reminiscence appearing in her eyes.

Hearing these heartfelt words, Reba's lips parted slightly, and the image of Chen Xiu in her eyes began to blur, with tears welling up in her eyes...

He quickly closed his eyes and turned around, raising his glass to hide his embarrassment.

"Chen Xiu, thank you."

"You've said this many times already, there's no need to keep repeating it."

Chen Xiu downed the drink in one gulp and then called the bartender to pay the bill.

Although Dilraba has acted in a few dramas, most of them are minor roles, and she is not popular enough to be recognized by passersby.

The two left the hotel bar and entered the elevator.

After pressing her own floor button, Chen Xiu looked at Reba, who hadn't moved at all, and asked, "Which floor do you live on?"

"15nd Floor."

Pressing the button for floor 15, the elevator ascended rapidly in the silence between the two.

When the elevator stopped on the 13th floor, the doors opened to both sides, and Chen Xiu strode out, then turned around and stared at Reba.

"By the way, I just thought about it carefully. Even if I don't need to ask for leave myself, if you come to me and explain the situation, I should help you, without expecting anything in return."

"Really?"

"Yes, because this is not difficult for me, but for you, it may be a lifelong regret. There are really only a few people who are the most important in a person's life, and I understand how you feel."

Hearing this, Reba, who had already been moved once, immediately felt a warm current welling up from the bottom of her heart. Chen Xiu's slightly upturned lips seemed to have an extra layer of filter light in her eyes.

After saying what she wanted to say, Chen Xiu waved to Reba.

"Bye-bye, see you on set tomorrow."

"Bye-Bye."

As the elevator doors closed again, Dilraba held her hand up for a long time without lowering it.

Back in her room, the first thing Reba did was take out her phone, go to the "Diamond Lover" work group chat, find Chen Xiu's WeChat contact, and request to add him as a friend.

After sending out the application, Reba sat on the bed holding her phone, her body swaying back and forth like a pendulum.

After about ten seconds, when the phone vibrated and made a notification sound, Reba's hand speed reached its limit.

He unlocked his phone, opened WeChat, checked new messages, and sent an emoji to greet Chen Xiu—all in one smooth motion!
"Hello!" (Emoji)
"Hello." Chen Xiu's reply was brief and aloof.

However, Reba didn't care about this at all and just kept sending him messages with various topics.

"Let's go over the lines before filming starts tomorrow! I haven't looked at the script these past two days since I got home, and I've even forgotten some of my lines."

"Sure. Filming starts at 10 AM tomorrow, and I can be on set by 9 AM. Is that okay with you?"

"Yes, yes, I can do it."

After posting this, Dilraba quickly tapped her fingers again, expanding on the topic before Chen Xiu could say goodbye.

"Brother Xiu, should I bring you breakfast tomorrow?"

"Um...it seems you're older than me. Never mind, thanks."

Upon seeing this message, Dilraba couldn't help but bite her lower lip, but the corners of her mouth kept turning upwards.

"Brother Xiu, what do you like to eat for breakfast?"

"You work out often, so you must really like eating eggs, right?"

"I remember you're from Shanghai, so you must like to eat xiaolongbao for breakfast, right?"

"..."

As the heat intensified, the bar began typing furiously, bombarding Chen Xiu with messages.

As a beautiful woman, Dilraba has never lacked suitors.

If she could calm down at this moment and look at the number of messages in the green box on WeChat, she would be surprised to find that the frequency with which she sent messages to Chen Xiu was exactly the same as that of her previous suitors.

But those in power don't care about any of that.

While continuously expanding on existing topics and actively exploring new ones, Reba managed to chat with Chen Xiu on WeChat for a full half hour.

Only when Chen Xiuzhen had nothing more to say and indicated that she was going to sleep did she reluctantly stop typing and head towards the bathroom.

……

The next day, Tang Yan arrived at the set of "Diamond Lover" 20 minutes early and witnessed a scene that made her eyes widen in disbelief.

"Brother Xiu, would you like some water? I'll get it for you."

"Thank you."

"Brother Xiu, I brought some fruit, would you like some?"

"Don't eat."

Looking at Reba sitting next to Chen Xiu, who was solicitously asking him about his well-being.

Tang Yan had only one thought in her mind: When did they start? Why were there no signs before? Are they not even going to pretend on set anymore?
Arriving behind the two, Tang Yan glanced at Wei Feng, Xiong Ben, and Xiao Lin, who were standing not far away as if nothing had happened, and still chose to speak up to remind them.

"Ahem, Chen Xiu, what are you and Reba doing?"

"We're rehearsing!"

Chen Xiu held up the script in her hand, indicating that she was doing something serious.

Tang Yan frowned and glanced sideways at Chen Xiu with disbelief: "You took leave the other day, what happened?"

"No big deal."

Chen Xiu shook her head, not wanting to go around telling everyone about her family affairs.

Sensing the distance between them, Tang Yan pouted slightly in displeasure.

"These past two days, while you were away, the director has been filming scenes with Rain and me. We're going to South Korea next week to film on location. Are you two okay with that?"

Chen Xiu nodded silently, offering her gratitude in return for Tang Yan's unique way of showing concern.

Dilraba greeted Tang Yan with a grin, indicating that she would be fine. Her chosen harmless persona is indeed very effective in the entertainment industry.

(End of this chapter)