The Female Lead Keeps Breaking Her Own Persona - Chapter 34

Watching the two getting along very harmoniously, Gu Jingyun lowered her head and drank a mouthful of porridge.

“But seriously, you have to be careful of Meng Weiyi,” Qu Anruo said, then stood up and threw away the rubbish next to her.

Although Fang Yumeng didn’t understand why Qu Anruo was so worried, she would listen to Qu Anruo’s words.

Outside, Qu Anruo received a call from Wang Chu. “I heard from Yuanyuan that you are at the hospital right now?” Wang Chu called Qu Anruo after getting off the plane.

Hearing that they were still at the hospital, Wang Chu hailed a cab and headed to the hospital.

Seeing Wang Chu who had hurried over, Gu Jingyun stood up and stepped forward: “Sister Wang, why are you here?”

“I heard you were at the hospital, so I asked Yuanyuan, who knew it was such a serious matter that you didn’t tell me about it,” Wang Chu said, looking a little angry at Qu Anruo and the other.

“Ruoruo just didn’t want to worry you,” Fang Yumeng said from the side. Qu Anruo quickly nodded.

Wang Chu was speechless too: “Sigh, have you found that person?” Seeing Qu Anruo’s expression change, Wang Chu knew they hadn’t found her yet.

“This person is very secretive. Although she appeared in person to give them money, she didn’t let them see her face. I’m afraid that person even disguised her voice,” Qu Anruo voiced her suspicion.

“Just leave it to the police,” Wang Chu said, then brought over the clothes she had brought for Qu Anruo. “Yuanyuan asked me to bring them for you.” Qu Anruo thanked Wang Chu.

Qu Anruo looked at the small group that had gathered: “Shall we have lunch together?”

After they all agreed, Qu Anruo searched for nearby restaurants.

Gu Jingyun planned to go back to the set to film tomorrow. Wang Chu advised, “If you’re tired, you can rest for a few more days. Director Bai will definitely agree.”

“I can’t affect the entire crew just because of me.” Wang Chu knew she couldn’t persuade Gu Jingyun, so she gave up.

The group sat in their respective seats when Wang Chu suddenly took something out of her bag.

“Take a look?” she said, handing it to Gu Jingyun. Gu Jingyun took it and realized it was the variety show Qu Anruo had mentioned that time.

Gu Jingyun flipped through it and found it was a travel, food, and fun show.

“How is it? This variety show is quite relaxed, and the director is also quite famous.”

Gu Jingyun searched online for the director, and it was indeed as Wang Chu said. Moreover, this variety show was truly about eating, drinking, and having fun it couldn’t be any easier.

After Gu Jingyun agreed, Wang Chu put the contract away.

“Let’s go, it’s not good to just stay inside. Let’s go for a walk in the garden behind,” Qu Anruo said, getting up and taking Gu Jingyun’s hand.

There was a small garden behind the hospital, which was kept quite clean, but people who came to the hospital were there for medical reasons, and few were in the mood to appreciate it.

The two sat on a long bench. The air was filled with the scent of flowers. What a pity. Qu Anruo looked at such a beautiful garden.

“Sister, who have you been in contact with on the set?” Qu Anruo looked at Gu Jingyun.

Gu Jingyun thought for a moment: “On the set, besides interacting with Director Bai and the others every day, there seems to be no one else.”

Qu Anruo pondered.

A few paparazzi had been staking out near the hospital for almost a day, and finally, Gu Jingyun appeared: “Look, it’s Gu Jingyun!” he said, calling his companions.

After taking photos of Gu Jingyun in a hospital gown, the paparazzi were satisfied and took some more photos of her and Qu Anruo.

Before they could contact Gu Jingyun, they saw a post on Weibo revealing that Gu Jingyun was in the hospital because she had nearly drowned while filming on set.

Qu Anruo’s phone kept ringing. She clicked on Weibo, and the headline “Gu Jingyun Nearly Drowning” shot up the trending search list.

Why is it always this Gu Jingyun?

What’s wrong with this crew? They can’t even ensure personal safety!

This can’t be fake, can it?

Once one person expressed doubt, countless others began to doubt, which was why they wanted to keep the news under wraps. Gu Jingyun’s foundation was not yet stable, and constantly appearing in such trending searches would inevitably lead to gossip.

Qu Anruo took a deep breath and called Director Bai: “What’s going on now?” Director Bai rubbed his hands: “This… someone from the crew leaked it. We’ve caught that person, and we’ll handle the Weibo situation.”

Qu Anruo sighed and hung up the phone.

“Let’s go back upstairs,” Qu Anruo said, looking around. There were one or two people nearby secretly looking at them. Gu Jingyun also noticed this and followed Qu Anruo upstairs.

The two entered the elevator when someone walked in. “Xu Nanxi?” Qu Anruo said, stepping in front of Gu Jingyun.

“Hmph, so dramatic?” Xu Nanxi stood on the other side of them, arms crossed.

Qu Anruo lowered her guard and looked at Xu Nanxi: “Then what are you here for?”

“I’m sorry.” Xu Nanxi, uncharacteristically, apologized to them, which left Qu Anruo confused.

“It was my former assistant who leaked Miss Gu’s incident. I came to apologize to Miss Gu. I will clarify the online matter and make sure Miss Gu is not attacked,” Xu Nanxi said, and the elevator opened just then.

A woman was suddenly standing outside the elevator. Xu Nanxi quickly tried to put on a mask.

“Why you!” Seeing Wang Chu, Xu Nanxi said with somewhat evasive eyes.

“Heh,” Wang Chu glanced dismissively at Xu Nanxi.

Qu Anruo watched the two from the side. Is there something going on here?

“I didn’t expect to see you here; how unlucky,” Xu Nanxi said, about to leave.

Qu Anruo grabbed Xu Nanxi’s arm: “Let’s have a meal together.” Feeling indebted to the two, Xu Nanxi found it difficult to refuse and agreed.

As she passed Wang Chu, Xu Nanxi leaned in and whispered in her ear, “Scumbag.” With a snort, Xu Nanxi lifted her chin and followed Gu Jingyun to the hospital room.

The sound of Xu Nanxi’s high heels seemed to step right onto Wang Chu’s heart, but she couldn’t remember why she was called a scumbag.

Inside the hospital room, four people had turned into five. Fang Yumeng felt like a third wheel stuck in the middle.

Qu Anruo pulled a stool over for the standing Xu Nanxi: “Do you two know each other?”

“Who knows her!” Xu Nanxi said, her face flushed.

Seeing that the two clearly knew each other, Qu Anruo rubbed her chin.

Wang Chu cleared her throat twice and looked at Xu Nanxi: “Miss Xu and I have only met once we’re not really familiar.”

Miss Xu! Wang Chu actually called her Miss Xu and said they weren’t familiar! Xu Nanxi got up in frustration, ready to leave.

“Hey, we’re about to go eat. Miss Xu, join us,” Fang Yumeng said, and Xu Nanxi noticed her.

“Oh, are you Qu Anruo’s friend? Big sister really likes you,” Xu Nanxi said, putting her arm around Fang Yumeng’s neck.

Fang Yumeng was a pure sucker for good looks, and being teased by such a beautiful sister made her blush.

“Xu Nanxi! That’s enough!” Wang Chu stood up, pulled Xu Nanxi away, and rescued Fang Yumeng.

“I’m taking her away for now; I’ll treat you all next time we eat,” she said. Wang Chu grabbed Xu Nanxi by the collar and left.

Xu Nanxi struggled to break free from Wang Chu: “Let go of me! Aren’t we strangers?”

Wang Chu silently dragged Xu Nanxi into the emergency stairwell, pushed her against the wall, and pinned her: “Xu Nanxi! Stop messing around!”

Wang Chu sighed and brushed the scattered hair from Xu Nanxi’s forehead.

Xu Nanxi slapped Wang Chu’s hand away and shouted at her: “Mind your own business!”

“This…” Qu Anruo pointed blankly at the door. Gu Jingyun stepped forward and gently lowered her hand. That scene just now was too shocking Qu Anruo was truly stunned.

Gu Jingyun went to the bathroom to change her clothes: “It’s just the three of us left. Let’s go.” She said, taking Qu Anruo’s hand, who still hadn’t fully reacted.

The usual Wang Chu was very easygoing she had never seen Wang Chu like this before. It was truly an eye-opener. There definitely were some unspoken matters between Xu Nanxi and Wang Chu.

Fang Yumeng acted as the guide, taking the two to their destination. When they got out of the car, Qu Anruo only moved because Gu Jingyun was pulling her.

During the meal, looking at the distracted Qu Anruo, Gu Jingyun helplessly nudged her: “Anruo, time to eat.”

Only then did Qu Anruo snap back to reality and start shoveling food into her mouth.

In the evening, Xu Nanxi posted on Weibo.

Jingyun’s visit to the hospital this time was due to a situation on the set. She is a wonderful actress. I hope everyone will focus more on her work and not be misled by sensational comments. @GuJingyun

The Weibo post from Xu Nanxi was indeed very effective. After she posted it, many of Xu Nanxi’s fans began to speak up in defense of Gu Jingyun.

Sure enough, the direction of public opinion started to improve.

Gu Jingyun wanted to call Xu Nanxi to thank her, but Xu Nanxi didn’t answer the phone. Gu Jingyun could only tell her when she went to the set tomorrow.

“I’m leaving,” Fang Yumeng said, then got into a car and headed to the airport.

Only after Fang Yumeng left did Gu Jingyun and Qu Anruo return to the hospital.

Zhao Lan’an didn’t call this time but only asked about their situation on WeChat. Qu Anruo vaguely answered all of Zhao Lan’an’s questions, and Zhao Lan’an didn’t notice anything amiss.

Since Gu Jingyun had nothing to do, she asked Qu Anruo: “Are the hospital results out yet?”

Qu Anruo went out to ask the doctor, who said they were not ready yet. Qu Anruo returned to the room and told Gu Jingyun.

Qu Anruo felt the hotel security wasn’t very good, and she was worried about Su Haodang finding Gu Jingyun: “Sister, why don’t we stay outside (the hotel)?”

She planned to have a few of the Qu family’s bodyguards come over with the Qu family bodyguards’ capabilities, three or four would be enough to deal with Su Haodang.

Gu Jingyun thought for a moment. It was indeed not very safe for Qu Anruo to stay in a hotel with so many people. Thinking of this, Gu Jingyun agreed with Qu Anruo’s idea.

“CEO Qu, Mr. Su is coming to the hospital!” Yuanyuan called Qu Anruo anxiously.

Just now, she saw Su Haodang rush to the set and talk to Director Bai. Director Bai seemed unwilling to speak, but a staff member next to Director Bai, afraid of provoking Su Haodang, told him the hospital’s location on Director Bai’s behalf.

After hearing this, Su Haodang took a few people and left. After seeing Su Haodang leave, Yuanyuan hid and tipped off Qu Anruo.

Qu Anruo went out and told the nurse that Gu Jingyun needed to rest and that if someone came later, they should not be let in. The nurse was a huge fan of Gu Jingyun and quickly nodded when she heard this.

“Thank you,” Qu Anruo said, smiling at the nurse.

“N-no need to thank me,” the nurse said, feeling a little embarrassed. This was her job anyway, and Gu Jingyun had just given her a signed photo, which made her incredibly happy!

Seeing Qu Anruo come in looking unhappy, Gu Jingyun pulled her hand: “Is someone coming over?”

“Yes, it’s Su Haodang.” Qu Anruo unhappily sat down next to Gu Jingyun and leaned against her.

Knowing the reason for Qu Anruo’s unhappiness, Gu Jingyun pursed her lips. She leaned down and kissed Qu Anruo on the forehead.

“Sister?” Qu Anruo covered her forehead, looking at Gu Jingyun in disbelief.