Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 94: The Marvelous Gate of Dream Castle (Extra - for the Reward from the Helm Master)

Chapter 94: Chapter 94: The Marvelous Gate of Dream Castle (Extra Chapter for the Reward from the Helm Master)

The official fan group was the first to erupt, with fans flooding the chat with messages saying, "Being a fan of He Jinxia is a true blessing." Posts popped up on individual fan sites and Weibo as well; those who received Fat Emperor’s loving greetings all showed off their snacks.

The items weren’t expensive, but they genuinely touched the fans who had gone out of their way to see He Jinxia.

Cheng Xiaohua was the first one on the team to notice that the fans were promoting He Jinxia spontaneously. She thought about it and decided not to stop the fans, nor did she deliberately push the topic "He Jinxia’s Love for Fans" to trend on Weibo.

Just as He Jinxia felt this was a small effort, Cheng Xiaohua also thought it was no big deal, so she didn’t specifically report it to Luo You.

Some celebrities would shout from the rooftops on Weibo about any nice thing they did for their fans, and the fans would endlessly praise how good "my XX" was to them.

Other celebrities would just quietly do things without telling their fans, who would end up feeling neglected by the celebrities.

Cheng Xiaohua did not want He Jinxia to become like the former, nor did she want to see her become like the latter. So when fans started promoting He Jinxia’s love for them, she did nothing and just let the fans’ opinions flourish freely.

Meanwhile, after finishing dinner He Jinxia returned to her residence at Dongting Lake Garden to rest. It was then that she finally had the time to pick up her phone and check it.

Upon checking, she realized something was wrong; the message from the morning had been sent to the wrong person!

Seeing that Sheng Yan had also replied with a "Good morning" earlier, He Jinxia felt a bit awkward and somewhat unsettled inside.

What was this daily ritual of checking in with "Good morning" messages about?

Though she wasn’t consistent with it, and today’s message to Sheng Yan was entirely accidental, the fact that Sheng Yan had responded made her heart flutter with agitation.

She rested her elbow on the armrest of her chair and propped her face with her hand, soon falling into deep contemplation.

He Jinxia was seriously pondering the issue, thinking she might be overthinking it... In her past life, like a carefree Oiran unaffected by the myriad leaves in the forest of men, she seemed to have lost her ability to gauge emotions in this life.

Torn between "maybe it means something" and "just a friendly greeting," He Jinxia abruptly flopped back, allowing herself to lie flat on the couch, then she buried her head under a cushion—

Pretend to be a salted fish!

Yes, she was a salted fish, not wanting to think about anything, not wanting to do anything, just wishing to lie lazily on the couch and continue to dry out...

Unfortunately, fate had other plans, as her phone chose that moment to ring.

He Jinxia spun her body to reach the phone and answered the call.

"Hello, may I ask who’s calling?"

There was silence on the other end of the line.

He Jinxia frowned and asked again, "Hello, who is this, please?"

The person on the other end remained silent.

Mumbling to herself, He Jinxia wondered, "Could it be a wrong number?"

Just as she prepared to hang up, a deep and mellow male voice slowly came through the phone, "It’s me, Sheng Yan."

He Jinxia’s body tensed up, the listlessness instantly gone.

She took a deep breath and asked softly, "Master?"

Sheng Yan confirmed with a low "Mhm."

He Jinxia, "Why didn’t you say anything just now?"

Sheng Yan, "I thought I dialed the wrong number since you started by asking who it was."

He Jinxia was baffled, "Isn’t that normal? I don’t have your phone number, so I didn’t know it was you calling. It showed up as an unknown number on my phone!"

Sheng Yan, "...Then the last time—"

He Jinxia caught on and continued, "Last time I called you directly using WeChat voice call. Did you think I had called your phone number?"

Sheng Yan’s words were as concise as always, "Yeah, it was a misunderstanding."

He Jinxia smiled with her eyes curving, "I knew it."

One assumed there was a mistake because the other didn’t speak, while the other thought it was a wrong number upon hearing "who is this?", even though He Jinxia had saved his number. Different circumstances, but both had similarly thought the same thing.

You couldn’t deny, they had a certain rapport.

Sheng Yan sat on the living room sofa, his slender, jade-like fingers lightly tapping on the table. He didn’t dwell on why he had He Jinxia’s number while she didn’t have his, but instead asked,

"Where are you?"

He Jinxia looked around, "In the apartment."

Sheng Yan, "Dongting Lake Garden?"

He Jinxia nodded, "Right, you saw the video of my room I posted, didn’t you? The space is quite big. So, are you planning to come visit me?"

The last question was asked with a teasing undertone.

Sheng Yan’s lips curved slightly, his deep and mellow voice slowly rising, "It should be you visiting me. Since when does a master visit their disciple?"

He Jinxia replied subconsciously, "The master is too far from the disciple, I can’t walk that far!"

A glint of amusement flashed through Sheng Yan’s eyes, looking forward to He Jinxia’s expression when she saw him later. Without wasting words, he gave a series of numbers, "12th floor, apartment 1201."

Finally, he added, "Come and visit, I’ve given you access."

Before a bewildered He Jinxia could gather her thoughts, Sheng Yan hung up the phone.

He Jinxia: "..."

She looked down at the phone in her hand, a trace of confusion passing through her eyes, and suddenly, in a moment, she shivered, her Three Souls and Seven Spirits returned to their places—

He Jinxia’s eyes slightly widened, her heart skipped a beat. She, apparently, realized, something, terribly... significant?

Sheng Yan also lived in Dongting Lake Garden, and on the same floor as her?!

Meanwhile, after hanging up the phone, Sheng Yan, in a rather good mood, adjusted the position of the houseplants in the living room.

Taking care of flowers and plants was one of his few hobbies.

On the other side, He Jinxia stepped into the elevator and discovered that the typically dim "12th floor" button was now lit. Swallowing hard, she felt a bit nervous as she pressed "12."

It seemed as if by pressing it, she would enter a magical dream-like castle. With emotions she herself couldn’t pinpoint, the elevator dinged open, and she entered an unknown world.

Exiting the elevator, there was only one apartment on the 12th floor. She stopped in front of "1201," her hand by her side trembling slightly, too apprehensive to push the door open.

It felt like with this push, things between her and Sheng Yan were going to change.

As she hesitated, the door unexpectedly swung open, almost hitting He Jinxia on the head.

Sheng Yan, dressed in gray loungewear, showed a hint of surprise, raising an eyebrow, "Why aren’t you coming in?"

He Jinxia blinked, unsure of what to say.

Seeing her like this, Sheng Yan’s dark, clear eyes suddenly carried a smile, speaking leisurely, "I thought someone was lost and was about to go down and look, but seeing you like this... What, you don’t want to come up?"

He Jinxia’s mind finally untwisted itself, began to operate normally, and she said calmly, "No, Master, you’ve misunderstood. May I know what you needed from your disciple?"

Sheng Yan glanced at her, turned around, and said, "Don’t you want to improve your acting? Let’s practice a scene."

He Jinxia suddenly felt she might have misunderstood something.