Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 124 Are You Inviting Me?

Chapter 124: Chapter 124 Are You Inviting Me?

As soon as He Jinxia remembered Tony’s intoxicated expression while speaking, she knew Fashion Week was no small matter, and it held unusual significance for her, it’s just—

She shook her head with some regret, "I have to film, and all my schedule before the New Year has been arranged for the crew, I can’t make time to go."

From the corner of his eye, Sheng Yan caught her wistful look and said without thinking, "It’s okay, if you can’t make it in February, there’s also September."

He Jinxia paused, her eyes flickering, and she tilted her head slightly, a barely perceptible smile playing on her lips, "Do you mean, come September, you’ll invite me to the show again?"

Sheng Yan delivered a word with utmost calmness, detachment, and without any flaw, "Yeah."

The smile on He Jinxia’s lips spread even wider.

Seeing her smile from the corner of his eye, Sheng Yan felt a sense of urgency for the first time in his life, and it felt a bit awkward.

He stood up, turned around, and as he walked away, he said, "I’ll go get a glass of water for you to drink, remember to drink more water when you have a fever."

The reason was legitimate, but that retreating figure, no matter how you looked at it, seemed to have a hint of fleeing in panic.

He Jinxia glanced at the cup on the bedside table, which still held a full glass of water.

She reached out, took a sip, smacked her lips, and hmm, sweet.

—She could definitely drink a few more cups \(^o^)/~!

Cheng Xiaohua had been outside for an entire morning, almost noon. Carrying lunch for two with a heart full of admiration, she rang the doorbell of He Jinxia’s apartment.

It was He Jinxia who opened the door.

Her eyes were clear, dressed in home clothes, her hair untended, some of it fluffy and lazily sticking out.

In Cheng Xiaohua’s eyes, He Jinxia exuded a vibe of an exemplary wife and mother!

Wishful thinking, absolutely not, they were relatives!—Cheng Xiaohua hypnotized herself internally.

"Sister Xiao Hua, come in and eat with us!" He Jinxia’s voice reached her ears, and Cheng Xiaohua snapped back to reality, quickly shaking her head, "No need, I have some things to do later, you and Emperor Sheng eat together."

Before He Jinxia could respond, Cheng Xiaohua, very thoughtfully and on her initiative, grabbed the door handle and "bang"—the door was closed.

He Jinxia: "..."

She shook her head gently, turned around and walked towards the living room, never mind, she wouldn’t trouble Cheng Xiaohua further. If she insisted on her staying to eat, facing Sheng Yan would probably make her extremely reserved; that’d be tormenting someone else.

On the other side, as soon as Cheng Xiaohua left Dongting Lake Garden, she received a phone call from Luo You.

Luo You asked, "How’s Jinxia, has her fever gone down?"

Cheng Xiaohua’s expression froze, uh-oh, she had forgotten to check Jinxia’s temperature just now!

But...

With Emperor Sheng there, Jinxia should be fine; after all, they were relatives, and Jinxia did seem quite spirited just now.

Cheng Xiaohua replied, "It has mostly gone down."

Luo You relaxed, "Advise her to rest properly. She still has a day off tomorrow. Even if she feels better today, she must rest tomorrow and not rush into filming again."

He Jinxia’s fever was also related to her recent fatigue from filming "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People," which had weakened her immunity. Since the leave was approved, it shouldn’t be wasted!

In this era, it’s not easy to be a hard worker. You exhaust yourself without thanks—work hard, and netizens think it’s only what you should do. Speak out, and you’re just playing for sympathy. But if you don’t go all out, following a normal pace, you end up criticized less harshly.

Cheng Xiaohua agreed, "Mmm, I’ll talk to Jinxia about it."

Luo You furrowed his brow, continuing, "The team was in a meeting today, discussing the promotion of her two dramas after the New Year, and the upcoming film and television projects. I can’t get away to see her, so please take good care of her."

At the end, he still added, somewhat uncertainly, "Forget it, I’ll see tonight if I have time. If I do, I’ll go visit Jinxia."

Cheng Xiaohua blurted out without thinking, "No, you don’t need to come over!"

Luo You: "Why not?"

A trace of annoyance flashed across Cheng Xiaohua’s face, and she slapped her forehead, having just spoken instinctively without thinking it through.

After all, the industry is rife with gossip. If people carelessly found out that Emperor Sheng was at Jinxia’s place, that would be a mess. Emperor Sheng wouldn’t be affected, but Jinxia would definitely be bashed by a lot of people.

So, here comes the problem, Jinxia and Emperor Sheng don’t have anything to hide in their relationship, so why keep it from Brother Luo?

"Cheng Xiaohua, Cheng Xiaohua?"

Cheng Xiaohua snapped back to reality, feeling anxious, and hurriedly tried to find a remedy. A flash of inspiration struck her, and she said:

"Well, it’s like this, Fat Emperor said she wants to rest well tonight, relax by herself. If there are other people around, she doesn’t feel comfortable. So I should leave too this evening. Since that’s the case, you don’t have to come tonight either, so as not to disturb Jinxia."

Luo You’s brows twisted, feeling something was off. He was just going to visit, not to stay like Cheng Xiaohua, what disturbance could there be?

His suspicion was fleeting, and without overthinking it, he said, "Alright, make sure she rests well."

Cheng Xiaohua quickly agreed.

After hanging up the phone, she touched her forehead, wiping the sweat away—she was that nervous!

Cheng Xiaohua turned around to look at the direction of He Jinxia’s apartment and shook her head, muttering, "I don’t know why, but I always feel a chill down my spine... What if they’re relatives and have important things to talk about? Yeah, right, better not to disturb them..."

*

The afternoon was warm and quiet, He Jinxia and Sheng Yan stayed in the apartment. They didn’t talk much but sat together reading. After the books, they used the television to watch a newly released movie.

The movie was a typical action flick, with fight scenes that got the blood pumping, explosions, and car chases... It was definitely a quintessential popcorn movie.

Such movies are thrilling to watch, but once finished, there’s not much to linger on.

After watching the movie, Sheng Yan spoke about which scenes the actors did well in and which they didn’t do so well in.

Thanks to the TV’s playback function, Sheng Yan controlled the footage, fast-forwarding and rewinding at will, giving He Jinxia a real taste of modern high-tech teaching methods, super fresh.

Seeing He Jinxia staring at the TV with bright, intent eyes, Sheng Yan paused with the remote control in hand, his deep, magnetic voice broke the silence, "I noticed you don’t have 3D equipment here. For movies like this, a 3D viewing would be even more impressive."

He Jinxia had only seen so-called 3D quality from a director’s perspective in this world, but those camera screens were quite small.

As for the movies she watched while dieting, because she had to run while watching, wearing 3D glasses would increase the risk of injury, so Xiao Tiantian never gave her a pair.

He Jinxia quietly took note of the 3D equipment, planning to buy a good set in the future.

"Let’s go, head out for dinner," Sheng Yan said as he stood, looking towards He Jinxia.