"Later, Master simply gave up the idea of going into seclusion and stayed with us the whole time."
The two talked for a long time, and even Xu Yi, who questioned the immortal sect with the ruthless path, became sad.
Towards the end of their conversation, Gu Yueyue asked her, "Where is your hometown?"
"Cangshan Mountain".
"Cangshan?" Gu Yueyue's tone suddenly changed. "Cangshan in our Haibin City?"
"Um."
Mentioning Cangshan, Xu Yi recalled the news she had learned during her last trip back to Cangshan. She sighed softly and said, "Cangshan will be developed into a tourist attraction in the future."
"So, are you going to relocate? If you are, there should be compensation and resettlement fees, right?" Gu Yueyue was happy for Xu Yi. The little girl didn't have to worry about not having money to go to school. Although she was about to debut and wouldn't lack money in the future, receiving the money in advance and waiting for the unknown were two different feelings.
Just like when she sold her house and got a sum of money, it's different from when she knew she was about to become a trainee and would earn more money in the future.
Xu Yi fell silent after hearing her words, because she was not a Cangshan resident at all, and did not even have a Cangshan household registration. Even if there was compensation, she would not receive a single penny.
Xu Yi changed the subject and asked Gu Yueyue, "After I debut in the Star Idol Project, what kind of work will I have?"
"Yes, there is. There's a variety show that wants you to participate, but the nature of the show is a bit special. So I didn't agree in advance and wanted to ask for your decision first."
Xu Yi glanced at her sideways.
Gu Yueyue met those clear, pure starry eyes and couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"It's a dating reality show." Gu Yueyue said, feeling a little guilty, after all, Xiao Xu had only recently turned eighteen and was still a child who had just grown up.
Upon hearing the word "love," Xu Yi became delighted, her tone light and rising, indicating her great eagerness.
Xu Yi asked her, "Are you with Teacher Gu?"
Gu Yueyue hesitated for a moment before replying with a soft sound.
"If it's with Teacher Gu, then of course I'll go."
Gu Yueyue didn't dare to ponder the meaning of her words too closely. She silently turned off the light and explained the details of the variety show to her.
"Will it be broadcast live throughout, just like the Star Idol Project?" Xu Yi asked her.
Gu Yueyue hasn't received any notification about this yet. After all, this brand-new variety show is still in preparation, and even Yin Yu herself might not know the specifics.
"Have you thought it through?" Gu Yueyue was afraid that she wouldn't understand, so she gently explained to her the pros and cons of using a fabricated relationship for publicity.
Gu Yueyue: "Although they can become popular quickly, it will be very troublesome to untie them later, and it is not a good thing for female celebrities to have too many dating scandals."
Men can make the same mistakes that all men in the world can make, but women are not allowed to make any mistakes in relationships.
The darkness may scare away some timid people, but it can also encourage those who lack courage.
At least at this moment, Xu Yi quietly reached out and hooked her fingertips around Gu Yueyue's. When she sensed that the other party was slightly panicked and wanted to escape, she directly grasped her hand.
"What if we only choose one person?"
Gu Yueyue silently withdrew her hand, turned her back to her, and said in a muffled voice, "I don't know."
In fact, Gu Yueyue had already learned some inside information through Yin Yu. This dating reality show would break away from the previous one-on-one pairing hype. This time, it would give the audience room to play their part. Everyone's roles would be more ambiguous. The production team would not deliberately create several couples, but would bring everyone together and let the guests choose for themselves.
There are many advantages. First, when there is no single type of couple, it will attract more traffic, since there will be fans of all kinds of couples.
However, there are also downsides. It can be troublesome if fans of different couples start arguing, and it can be difficult to untie them later.
Gu Yueyue unconsciously curled up, pressing her hand to her heart, where it was beating erratically.
If it were a one-on-one dating reality show, she could easily have asked Yin Yu to manipulate things behind the scenes to keep Xu Yi by her side. However, the content has been changed, and Xu Yi's on-screen couple is still unknown.
"Teacher Gu, are you unhappy?" Xu Yi moved a little closer to her, but this only made Gu Yueyue more nervous. Helpless, Xu Yi had no choice but to step back to her original position.
Xu Yi remembered what Xiao Xiao had said when she came to see her earlier: Miss Gu was feeling sad because of her mother.
"Don't worry, Ms. Gu. I will definitely work hard." Xu Yi said softly, secretly determined to earn more money for Ms. Gu.
When Gu Yueyue heard these words, they became, "I will definitely work hard to create a CP and have a relationship." When Xu Yi couldn't see her, she bit her thumb, her brows furrowed, and her heart felt even more choked up.
Xu Yi didn't know how to comfort her. She awkwardly tried to talk to her, but only received a few soft responses.
Xu Yi felt somewhat defeated, and she said goodnight to Gu Yueyue in a low mood.
"Okay, goodnight, Xiao Xu." Gu Yueyue breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that if Xu Yi continued talking, her heart would be so choked that it would stop beating.
Xu Yi let herself fall asleep, just like when she was drunk last night. Being by Miss Gu's side always gave her a sense of inexplicable peace, a feeling of peace that she could not obtain even with increased cultivation.
She really liked this feeling.
That night, she had a dream she hadn't had in a long time. She dreamt that she was practicing swordsmanship under the moon, and when she got tired, she rested under a tree. Miss Gu secretly kissed her.
A note from the author:
Dreams are real
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 23:00:04 on January 18, 2022 and 21:05:25 on January 19, 2022!
Thank you to the little angels who threw landmines: Gatto, Xunqing, and Ibuprofenerne;
Thank you to the little angels who watered with nutrient solution: 5 bottles;
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 57
When Xu Yi woke up the next day, Gu Yueyue was no longer in the room, but there was a little person lying by the bed, struggling to squeeze Xu Yi.
Xu Yi patted her little head, pulled her into the blanket, and whispered something to her.
Where is your mother?
Xiao Xiao giggled, "I went to see Grandma. Auntie Ono is here, hurry up and get up to eat!"
Xu Yi got up. Xiao Ye was playing games on the sofa outside. Hearing the noise, he looked up at Xu Yi.
"Get up. Go wash up, everything's ready for you. Come over for breakfast when you're done."
Xu Yi not only saw toiletries, but also a set of clothes.
Ono continued playing the game, not even looking up, and said, "There are clothes too, see? Yue-jie asked me to buy them for you. Try them on and see if they fit."
After a while, Xu Yi finished washing up and came out wearing new clothes. Only then did Xiao Ye look up at her, and then exited the game to take a picture of her.
"Sister Yue has great taste; this outfit looks amazing on you. I have to send it to her to see."
There was plenty of food on the table, along with a spare key card.
Ono: "No need to call someone to unlock it, I have a spare card here."
"Thank you." Xu Yi put the card away, then picked up the breakfast on the table and began to eat.
"Is this enough for you?" Xiao Ye had followed the live streams of Fanxing Idol before, and she knew that Xu Yi liked to eat a lot when she was nervous.
Xu Yi is going to participate in the finals tomorrow, and she must be under even more psychological pressure, so she prepared more delicious food for Xu Yi.
Xu Yi looked at the breakfast portions on the table, enough for four or five people, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. "That's enough."
Xiao Xiao followed Xu Yi and saw that Xu Yi had started eating breakfast, so she wanted some too.
"Xiaoxiao, didn't you eat this morning?" Xiaoye waved to her, and Xiaoxiao rushed over with two steamed buns, almost breaking Xiaoye's thin arm.
"Xiaoxiao, do you want to go to kindergarten and learn and play with your friends?" Xiaoye wanted to pick her up and put her on her lap, but when she thought about the heavy feeling of happiness, she glanced at her own legs and was afraid that she couldn't bear it, so she put her on the sofa and hugged her.
Before Xiaoxiao could react, Xu Yi asked a question.
"Is Teacher Gu taking Xiaoxiao to kindergarten?"
Ono nodded and opened another cup of soy milk for Xiaoxiao to drink.
Ono: "A few days ago, Yue-jie discovered that Xiaoxiao can read. Maybe she learned it in kindergarten before, or maybe her parents taught her. Anyway, she's three or four years old now, so it's just right for her to go to kindergarten for the junior class."
"It's strange, Xiaoxiao doesn't seem to be from an ordinary family. We've registered her with the police station and left her information with various organizations, so why haven't her parents come looking for her yet?"
Xu Yi said without any guilt, "Maybe they haven't received the news yet."
“I actually hope her parents can arrive a little later. Ever since Xiaoxiao came, Sister Yue’s mood has improved a lot.” Xiao Ye said with great emotion, “This is the first time I’ve seen Sister Yue go to see Aunt Gu for two days in a row. ...Maybe she has already gotten over that hurdle in her heart.”
Ono smiled and said, "There are still four months until we can leave Dogcoin Hongsheng. The best days are yet to come, and Sister Yue will definitely get better and better."
Xu Yi smiled at her words, but her mind was still on what Xiao Ye had said about Aunt Gu.
Xu Yi tentatively tried to get information out of her, taking a sip of seafood porridge and casually mentioning, "Does Teacher Gu have a bad relationship with her mother? I heard from Xiao Xiao that Teacher Gu is very upset because of her mother. Is Teacher Gu's mother very strict with her?"
"No, Aunt Gu is sick. Sigh..." Xiao Ye sighed, then instructed Xu Yi, "Don't say these things in front of Sister Yue."
"Yes. I know."
"I was afraid you wouldn't know, so I'll tell you something, and you won't be curious anymore." Ono patted Xiaoxiao's head again. "And you, you're not allowed to say these things carelessly in the future, understand?"
The little girl nodded obediently.
Ono then began to speak.
"Actually, Yue's mother is an actress. However, unlike Yue, who debuted as a trainee through a talent show and then started acting, Aunt Gu graduated from the Haibin Drama Academy and was a top student in the acting department."
"It's a pity that she met a scumbag when she was young. Aunt Gu gave up her career and returned to the family, but that man was useless. He was ambitious but not capable, and he had a big temper and a narrow mind. After marriage, he began to control Aunt Gu's social interactions and forbade her to act. Later, he was not capable enough, and the songs he wrote could not be sold at all, and no company was willing to sign him."
"After becoming frustrated and unsuccessful, he started drinking heavily, and then he became abusive towards his family. By this time, Yuejie had already been born."
"This situation continued for several years. Every time Aunt Gu wanted to get a divorce, she failed. In the end, her mental state deteriorated day by day, and she finally broke down. This made it even more difficult to get a divorce."
"I don't know when Aunt Gu went crazy. She stabbed that man with a knife at night. Fortunately, the forensic examination determined that the man's real cause of death was that he had taken cephalosporin and drunk two bottles of alcohol."
Ono sighed as she spoke of these things, "Sister Yue has really had a tough time these past few years. I heard that she wanted to be a lawyer when she was young, and she had excellent grades in school, but unfortunately she didn't take the college entrance exam."
"Over the years, whenever someone tries to criticize Sister Yue, they always bring up her education. It's ridiculous. That's because Sister Yue didn't take the exam back then. If she had, she might have been the top scorer in the college entrance exam that year."
"Yes!" Xu Yi agreed with this point.
The two chatted for a while, and Ono sighed again, "Sister Yue has had such a hard time. She's been bullied by Hongsheng all these years. But thankfully, she'll be free soon! Just four more months, and everything will be alright."
Xu Yi nodded, "Everything will be alright."
Just as the two were about to continue their conversation, Xu Yi received a phone call from Liu Bai, asking her to come and sign the contract.
Xu Yi signed the contract with Liu Bai, and with Liu Bai's explanation, went to the relevant department to reissue the documents.
Liu Bai smiled and explained to her, "With this little certificate, you won't have to worry about being reported for gang fighting or disturbing the peace when you challenge someone to a duel."