"Of course, all sorts of endorsement opportunities will come your way like snowflakes, so why would you worry about not having money?" He Xiaojing was also a little worried. Xu Yi seemed to be short of money, and her words revolved around the word money. Would she lose herself after entering the entertainment industry?
Looking at Xu Yi's appearance and temperament, she felt aloof and distant, as if she belonged to a different world. If such a person were to become vulgar, He Xiaojing couldn't help but shudder.
The next day at noon, when the yang energy was at its peak, Xu Yi set up an array on the balcony, pinning his hopes on those few pieces of jade.
Meanwhile, Gu Yueyue was packing her things at her new home.
Since the perverted man found her place before, this time Ono chose a high-end community with excellent security for her. Many celebrities, wealthy businessmen and politicians live here. Although it cost a lot of money, it was worth it.
Gu Yueyue squatted in the living room unpacking the packages. She didn't dare use those things anymore, after all, that man had broken into her house and even taken a shower there. She didn't know if he had touched her other personal belongings.
Ono brought the takeout back, put it on the table, washed the kettle and boiled a pot of water, keeping her company as she busied herself.
"Sis, go eat first. I'll unpack these." Xiao Ye took the delivery knife from her hand. Gu Yueyue didn't stand on ceremony; she was indeed a bit hungry after working all morning.
"Xiao Ye, thank you for your hard work." Gu Yueyue was eating her meal, feeling very touched that Xiao Ye had accompanied her and been busy with everything.
"Hey, my salary is all paid by you, so of course I have to work hard. Sis, if you feel bad about it, give me a year-end bonus."
"Okay." Gu Yueyue's pursed lips showed a hint of a smile.
"Don't worry, sis, it's very safe here. Besides, I didn't let anyone else handle the move." Ono said, pointing to a dim red light hidden in the corner. "I installed all the security cameras myself. Two in the living room and one by the door. They're all connected to your phone. Sis, you can check them often when you have time."
Gu Yueyue was touched. Xiao Ye was so thoughtful towards her. Gu Yueyue silently kept it in mind and added a few more items to Xiao Ye's birthday gift next month.
"It's past one o'clock. Sis, let me help you tidy up your room. You can take a nap after dinner."
"No need. Let's pack our things quickly so you can go back and rest sooner. You've been too busy with work lately, you need to rest too." Gu Yueyue didn't have a big appetite, so she quickly ate a few bites to fill her stomach before starting to pack with Xiao Ye.
She usually works outside and doesn't come home often, but she still likes to decorate her home in a cozy way. Perhaps it's because she lives alone and longs for a home.
At around 1:40 PM, Xiao Ye picked up her bag and said goodbye to Gu Yueyue.
She changed her shoes at the shoe cabinet in the entryway, still a little worried, and asked, "Sis, you're moving to a new house, do you need me to stay with you for a few days?"
"No need. You should go back now." Gu Yueyue handed her a bottle of water. "Didn't you say it was safe here? Don't worry."
Ono is sensitive to sleeping in unfamiliar beds. When I travel with her for work, she needs to take sleeping pills to fall asleep at night. Letting her stay for one more night would be too much trouble for her.
"Okay, sis, call me anytime if you need anything. I'm heading back now."
After Ono left, Gu Yueyue looked at the new house, which was over 100 square meters. In this place where the wealthy gathered, such a house was considered a very ordinary small house, but she felt that her home was very big and spacious.
The summer sun is like a straightforward and impetuous youth, sending all its enthusiasm to you, regardless of whether you need it or not; it simply maintains its passion.
Seeing the light streaming in from the balcony and spreading across the floor, Gu Yueyue found a secluded spot and sat down cross-legged on the floor.
Before, when she was home alone, she would always turn on the TV, no matter what program it was, as long as there was some noise in the house. Today, she moved to a new house, and apart from basic daily necessities, she hasn't bought any other big items yet.
A few beeps came from her private phone; she only had five contacts on it.
Mother, her attending physician, her caregiver, her psychologist, Ono.
Gu Yueyue glanced at her phone; it was a message from Xiao Ye.
—Ahhh
—Sis, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to buy you new toiletries.
—I'll go over and buy it for you this evening.
Gu Yueyue replied, "No need, I'll go buy it," then changed her clothes, put on sunglasses, a mask, and a hat, and went out.
There's a shopping mall here, which is convenient for residents who can't often go out and show their faces. It's easy for her to buy things herself, so Xiao Ye doesn't have to make another trip.
It was exactly 2 PM.
Xu Yi began to activate the formation. This time, she did not use her divine sense to search for Miss Gu, because Miss Gu was finally not in the sky.
After getting a general idea of the direction, the location became more and more specific. Xu Yi had an idea, so she wrote down the route and went out to hail a taxi.
Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, Xu Yi's body was tense, and her tone was stiff when she gave the address.
The usually talkative driver didn't dare to talk to the girl behind him today. He looked at her expression through the rearview mirror, as if the sky had fallen.
Not far away, Xu Yi got out of the car and, under the scorching sun, focused her gaze on the entrance to the residential complex.
She was stopped and questioned as soon as she got close. When they learned that she was not a resident and that no one came out to greet her, the security guards wouldn't let her near the gate at all.
Xu Yi bypassed the main gate and went to another spot. Few people came here. She looked up at the three-meter-high fence. Climbing over it directly seemed a bit too noisy, so she decided to quietly slip through the wall.
With a slight movement of spiritual energy, the professional and sturdy security wall appeared like a thin curtain of water. Xu Yi ignored everything in front of him and stepped inside.
Once inside, she didn't waste any time and headed straight for the final location of the formation.
Gu Yueyue bought her things and didn't linger outside for long. She liked to portray other people's lives on camera, but she didn't dare to face her own life. She was always uncomfortable being alone outside and just wanted to go home and stay quietly.
Xu Yi stood at the door, raising her hand to ring the doorbell, but in that instant, she suddenly remembered something.
When she went to the Gu family to propose marriage, Miss Gu didn't even see her and ordered the servants to kick her out. Although Miss Gu chased after her not long after she left, the scene of being kicked out by Miss Gu's people remained in her heart.
Now that you've come here so abruptly, Miss Gu has been reincarnated many times, and her memories of them may have already been washed away by the Reincarnation Pool.
If Miss Gu doesn't remember her, what should she say when she sees Miss Gu? Will she, like she did ten thousand years ago, ruthlessly drive her away?
Xu Yi hesitated at the door, unable to raise her hand to knock.
On her way home, Gu Yueyue took out her phone and casually opened the monitoring software she had downloaded that day. As soon as she opened it, something unusual appeared.
Gu Yueyue forgot to move. Under the scorching sun, she stood there, feeling a chill run down her spine as she looked at the scene on her phone.
There was a person standing at her door, who didn't seem to have gone to the wrong place, but rather seemed certain that someone lived in that house.
Before Xu Yi could come to a conclusion, her powerful divine sense made her feel that something was watching her from the shadows. She slightly raised her head and met the gaze of the surveillance camera hidden in the dark of the corridor.
Gu Yueyue was startled by the sudden action of her staring directly at the camera and let out a slight scream. It was the new actress named Xu Yi.
Gu Yueyue had met her twice and admired the girl, but she never expected their third meeting to be like this.
Was the previous meeting really just a coincidence? Gu Yueyue suddenly began to suspect that sometimes too many coincidences were actually premeditated.
"Miss Gu?" Xu Yi felt that someone was watching her from that direction, which gave her a strange feeling. She took two steps forward.
Gu Yueyue's palms were sweating. As Xu Yi got closer and closer to the camera, she was so frightened that her hands trembled and she could barely hold onto her phone.
Gu Yueyue didn't know when she accidentally pressed the lock screen button. Looking at the black screen, her heart calmed down a little.
In this season, the sun is blazing hot, but Gu Yueyue feels as if she has fallen into an ice cave; it's terrifying.
Xu Yi raised her eyebrows slightly, and the strange feeling of being secretly watched disappeared.
Xu Yi sighed, drew a peace talisman in the air in front of Miss Gu's house, and left in the elevator.
Gu Yueyue mustered her courage and checked the surveillance footage on her phone again. Xu Yi was no longer there. She didn't dare go back directly, afraid of running into Xu Yi who had left, and even more afraid that Xu Yi might use some means to get into her new house.
Xu Yi had no idea that Miss Gu, whom she longed for, was so frightened by her that she didn't even dare to go home, while she herself had just stepped out of the elevator and encountered someone she never expected.
"Xu Yi! What are you doing here?!" Zhang Ya exclaimed in surprise. "Did you come looking for me? How did you get in?"
Xu Yi then remembered that Zhang Ya owned an apartment here, and she had mentioned it to her yesterday.
"I didn't come here to see you." Xu Yi didn't want to explain further. Seeing that Zhang Ya had taken many strange things, she asked curiously, "What are these?"
"Huh? My idol's support merchandise! The official website has already announced it. The open auditions will be from the 7th to the 10th, and the mentors will be there. Of course, we, his idols, have to go to the event!" Zhang Ya's eyes lit up when she talked about her idol.
Xu Yi: "White Moonlight?"
"Our Yueyue's fans are called 'White Moonlight.' Xu Yi, would you like to join our Moonlight family? Yueyue is truly outstanding, the best Yueyue in the world! Not only can she sing and dance, but she can also compose and choreograph. Even as an actress, her acting skills are better than her looks. And our Yueyue is incredibly dedicated..."
Xu Yi listened to her idol promotion for more than ten minutes without repeating a single word, and finally left, feeling dizzy, clutching the support item that Zhang Ya had stuffed into her arms.
Zhang Ya shouted from behind, "Xu Yi, we will always protect the best Yueyue in the world!"
"..."
Xu Yi quickened her pace, carrying her things, silently retorting in her heart, "The person I will always protect is Miss Gu."
A woman wearing a black baseball cap and completely concealing herself with a mask and sunglasses walked towards Xu Yi. As she passed by Xu Yi, she heard Zhang Ya shout out a sentence and stopped in her tracks, as if all the blood in her body had frozen.
Chapter Eleven
Two days later, the fourth phase of the Star Idol Project officially started, and Zhang Ya excitedly made an appointment with Xu Yi the night before to go to the scene.
Xu Yi wore the same clothes, but today, at He Xiaojing's reminder, she wore a hat to shield herself from the sun when she went out.
Zhang Ya was delighted to see her for the first time, then scrutinized her clothes, and finally asked cautiously, "Xu Yi, don't you have any other clothes?"
Xu Yi looked down at his clothes and didn't think anything was wrong. Life is unpredictable for cultivators, and it's common for cultivators who aren't interested in clothing to wear the same robe for hundreds of years. If they obtain a high-grade robe, they might wear it from the moment they ascend to immortality.
"Never mind. Let's go register first. If we get selected, we'll get team uniforms. If we don't, I'll take you to buy new clothes." Zhang Ya walked to her side and naturally raised her hand to take her arm.
Xu Yi didn't like getting too close to others, and she especially disliked such intimate contact, so she quietly moved a little to the side.
Zhang Ya's heart was filled with disappointment, but before she could fully savor this feeling, other fans in the group sent her a message saying that the best Yueyue in the world had arrived at the recording site.
"Xu Yi, Yueyue is here. Let's go over there quickly." Zhang Ya took out a support banner and light sticks, and pulled Xu Yi along as they rushed into the crowd.
Xu Yi was caught off guard by being dragged along. When they stopped, the two of them were already in the center of the army of white moonlight, where there were probably a hundred people, all screaming and shouting Gu Yueyue's name.
A minivan pulled up.
The fans immediately recognized the license plate, and their screams and shouts intensified, causing Xu Yi's eardrums to ache.
"Xu Yi, Xu Yi, it's Yueyue! Ahhh, Yueyue! Yueyue, look here, Yueyue, I love you!"
"Yueyue, we will always love you!"
"Baby, you've lost weight again. Mommy's worried about you. Eat more!"
"Yueyue, ahhh—"
Seeing these enthusiastic fans, Gu Yueyue took off her mask, revealing a gentle smile.
The fans gradually quieted down, their eyes burning with anticipation as they waited for their idol to speak.
"Thank you everyone for your support. It's been very hot lately, so please take precautions against heatstroke. I had my assistant buy some mung bean soup for everyone, please have some."
"Also, please don't shout. Everyone, promise me you'll protect your voices, okay?"
A while ago, a fan got so excited while attending a live event that he lost his voice. Gu Yueyue found out about this through a trending topic.
How could true fans not be excited by their idol's concern? However, no matter how excited they were, they didn't scream and remained quiet and ladylike.
"Don't worry, Yueyue, we'll take good care of ourselves."