Everyone in the Entertainment Industry Thinks I’m a Flirty Diva [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 23

Gu Mingjing stared at his phone, tongue pressing against his left cheek.

How old was Chu Xi again?

He vaguely remembered the first time Assistant Gao brought her to meet him two years ago—timid, in a white T-shirt, jeans, and canvas shoes. The first word that came to mind when he saw her was “kid.”

Then the “kid” across from him lowered her head and said, “Hello, Mr. Gu,” before slowly sliding her ID card over to prove she was already an adult.

Since he was already an adult, he didn’t bother with much. The eldest young master of the Gu family had countless matters to attend to daily—why would he waste extra thoughts on a little lover whose main purpose was to serve as a facade? Thus, all matters related to this little lover were handed over to his top-tier artist management team to handle.

However, Gu Mingjing remembered that later on, he never saw Chu Xi dressed like that again. The well-developed figure of the young girl began to be wrapped in expensive designer clothes, the canvas shoes under her feet replaced with stiletto heels that clicked sharply with each step—exquisite and beautiful. After several attempts, she finally mustered the courage to loop her arm through his, calling out “Mr. Gu” in a coquettish voice, making him forget that during their first meeting, he had thought she was just a child.

Gu Mingjing suddenly recalled that night—Chu Xi wearing cartoon pajamas with childish, exaggerated patterns.

He lowered his head and rubbed the inner corners of his eyes.

It was the second time since their first meeting that the word “child” came to mind when he saw Chu Xi.

Yet for so long, he had always treated her as a woman.

Both in his consciousness and in his actions toward her, he had regarded her as a woman.

A sense of guilt welled up from the depths of Gu Mingjing’s heart.

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At school, there were four classes in the morning. The first was math with the homeroom teacher, followed by physics, geography, and English. The placement test papers given to the four guests by the We Are Classmates program team were extremely basic, but the teachers’ lessons followed the regular high school curriculum. Chu Xi listened attentively while continuously taking notes in her notebook. Many of the concepts the teachers explained were things she had forgotten, and hearing them again now brought back memories, giving her that feeling of gaining new insights through reviewing old material.

She had always felt that the happiest times in school were during class. Most people in the classroom were occupied with their own things, and no one would disturb her—she only needed to focus on the lesson.

The physics teacher wrote an example problem on the blackboard, and Chu Xi quickly worked through it on scratch paper, following the teacher’s reasoning.

When the program’s camera panned over, it was clear that—compared not just to the other guests but even to many of the actual students in Class 3, Grade 10—Chu Xi was listening with far more concentration.

Everyone: “………………”

This was just a show, after all. They weren’t real high school students, nor was there any academic pressure—they were just here to have fun. Was there any need to take it so seriously?

Just look at Han Shaowen, another guest on the show, who scored eight points on the placement test and was now sprawled on his desk, fast asleep, drool nearly dripping from his mouth.

Chu Xi’s habit of studying wherever she went was exactly like those top students who, after the college entrance exams, couldn’t bear to waste blank test papers at home and ended up casually solving them.

[Why does Chu Xi always give off such a top student vibe? Deep thought.jpg]

[Chu Xi is naturally a top student—she scored 92 on the placement test, okay?]

[But Chu Xi only has a high school diploma and didn’t even get into college…]

[What if she has some unspeakable difficulties?]

The livestream chat buzzed with arguments. Meanwhile, the school bell rang in the classroom, and after the teacher dismissed the class, students around Chu Xi immediately crowded around her.

Even though Chu Xi was heavily criticized online, with most mentions of her being insults, her classmates were still excited—after all, it was their first time meeting a celebrity in real life.

“Chu Xi, you’re so pretty in person!”

“Chu Xi, come have lunch with us!”

“I watched you on Brave Heart—it was amazing!”

“Wow, Chu Xi, your handwriting is so neat!”

…

Faced with so many enthusiastic classmates, Chu Xi was pleasantly surprised and responded to each one patiently, without the slightest hint of annoyance.

Her fans watching through the screen were envious:

[Ughhh, I wish I could be Chu Xi’s classmate too. Jealous.jpg]

[Chu Xi is so sweet.]

[With her looks and grades, she must’ve been super popular in school back then.]

[I bet tons of guys had crushes on her in school!]

The high school where We Are Classmates was filmed was a boarding school, with most students staying from Monday to Friday and going home on weekends. Since the four guests were fully experiencing high school life, they also had to stay in the school dorms at night. After just two days, Chu Xi had already adapted well—if not for the microphone on her back, she sometimes even forgot she was filming a show, feeling as if she had truly returned to her student days.

If only school had been like this back then… Chu Xi couldn’t help but think.

Though the show wasn’t a huge hit, its reception was decent, with viewership steadily rising since the premiere. Each guest had distinct traits, making them unexpectedly engaging. The biggest surprise was Chu Xi—despite only having a high school diploma and being plagued by scandals of clubbing and wild behavior, she was now playing the diligent, hardworking scholar on the show. No one could figure out why.

Maybe she got dumped by her sugar daddy and can’t survive in the entertainment industry anymore, so she’s trying to get into college…