Chapter 42: CH 42

After Lu Si Jiao confirmed the person in the photo repeatedly, she was shocked.

This shock was a whole year’s worth combined.

It was really her sister, Lu Zhi Wei……

Her sister was actually, actually eating instant noodles with Sang Wan Ci at night??

This was the ordinary job that you could see everywhere???

Lu Si Jiao sprang up from the table, sitting upright.

Filled with surprise, she started scrolling in the comments section.

She wanted to find a bit more information about Lu Zhi Wei.

What if there really was something in the comments section?

When someone familiar shows up in the hot search, even if it’s a small one, friends and family would unconsciously pay 120% attention to it.

Eventually, Lu Si Jiao found an inconspicuous comment regarding Lu Zhi Wei in a pile of comments talking about Sang Wan Ci.

@Can I go to your house to eat a platter: This girl seems to be an actress too, in the same filming crew as Sang Wan Ci. Two actresses in the same production eating supper together at night, what kind of exposé is this! 【pulls out knife.JPG】

Actress……

After Lu Si Jiao saw that word, she immediately went to search for Lu Zhi Wei’s Weibo account.

As expected, she found it.

An actress under Sheng Yue.

She opened the account and scanned through the profile.

It was cold and bare, without any bit of personality.

The account holder didn’t use her photo as her profile picture either.

Because she was a new actress, she had no resources, so she didn’t even have a single spokesperson commercial. Not even a selfie or a promotional poster was there. There were only photos of her own handicrafts.

Knitted gloves, earphone covers, plushies……

It all came from her hands, and they were all beautifully done.

Lu Si Jiao immediately confirmed it.

It was her sister.

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Because her sister was the best at handicrafts!

While she was here being Sherlock Holmes, her roommates were passionately discussing celebrities.

From the top singers to the new actors, and then because of this hot search, the discussion eventually turned to Sang Wan Ci.

“Sang Wan Ci’s face, my god, it’s too perfect!”

“Even a passerby who sees it would be moved to be her fan. And I feel like she’s such a good match with Qiu Luo. A handsome man and a beautiful woman together is so pleasing to the eye! When 《Questioning Deity Sect》 comes out, I absolutely have to watch it!”

“This idiot paparazzi, I thought I could see some new photos from the set, what stupid exposé is this.”

“But a beauty is a beauty, she’s a beauty even when eating instant noodles. She’s a beauty even if the photo is blurry, nobody can resist!”

“Yes there is,” Liu Ming Ming was sober. “Our dorm’s Xiao Jiao Jiao.”

Lu Si Jiao didn’t care a bit for celebrities.

She didn’t watch them or support them, even if she watched them she wouldn’t support them. Even if they looked like an angel, she wouldn’t budge. She was simply buddhist-like and firm in her belief.

So as they chatted, they brought the conversation to Lu Si Jiao and looked at her.

Only to see her suddenly spring up from her position and frantically scroll on her phone.

The three of them were confused, almost thinking she had been possessed.

Her finger slid back and forth on the screen. Lu Si Jiao had a sudden impulse to screenshot the Weibo profile and send it to Lu Zhi Wei.

And ask her, is this the ordinary job that can be seen everywhere you spoke about?

She even wanted to ask her, is this your dream?

Her fingers stilled.

After considering it again, she gave up on bringing this to Lu Zhi Wei’s attention.

Lu Zhi Wei would have her own reasons for not wanting to speak about it.

Maybe she felt embarrassed because Lu Si Jiao was a nobody.

Or maybe she wanted to wait until she became famous to tell Lu Si Jiao proudly.

Regardless of which it was, it was enough to show that she didn’t want to let her little sister know what she was doing right now.

If so, why should she be an unreasonable and inconsiderate little sister?

Additionally, getting her Weibo exposed to her family members might not be something to be happy about.

So she should patiently wait until Lu Zhi Wei decides to tell her personally.

Liu Ming Ming saw that she suddenly froze and asked: “Si Jiao, what’s wrong, did something happen? Why are you so out of it?”

Lu Si Jiao came back to her senses and answered: “No, nothing……”

Liu Ming Ming was confused: “Then what were you doing just now? Swiping away on your phone and then getting into a daze.”

Lu Si Jiao stayed silent for a moment, then answered: “I made a decision.”

The three of them: “?”

Someone asked: “What decision?”

Lu Si Jiao’s eyes shone with determination: “Decided to support a celebrity!”

The three of them: “???”

Such a sudden decision to support a celebrity?

Are you still our Lu Si Jiao???

Lu Si Jiao’s hands grabbed the side of her chair as she lifted it up.

She maintained the position of her butt sticking to the chair as she shuffled over to the three of them and sat down, looking at them pleadingly: “Teach me, how do I support a celebrity?”

Life is all about experiences and participation.

If the older sister could be an actress, the younger sister could try being a fan too.

This way, it could be said that the two sisters were working hard together.

The three of them couldn’t figure out what she was thinking.

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Lu Si Jiao was diligently asking.

“Do I need to make fan boards, how do I do it?

“What’s a support banner? Where do I go to make one?

“Do I need to spend a lot of money, can I draw it myself?”

The three of them were bombarded with questions and they looked at each other, wondering if she had gone mad.

Can we please ask, which heavenly celebrity had changed her mind!

Liu Ming Ming raised her hand: “Wait wait, what’s wrong with you? Why do you suddenly want to support a celebrity?”

Lu Si Jiao shrugged: “Nothing much, I just want to support them. Can’t I support celebrities?”

Liu Ming Ming scratched her face: “That’s not what I mean……”

Lu Si Jiao tugged on her sleeve, smiling: “Teach me~”

“Who is it?” Liu Ming Ming smiled curiously. “Which heavenly deity came down to Earth and made you want to support them?”

“A very, very pretty jiejie.” Lu Si Jiao said.

Her roommates were shocked: “What.”

Liu Ming Ming: “Then she’s prettier than Sang Wan Ci? Let me see!”

At the moment, in their hearts, Sang Wan Ci was the ceiling in terms of how beautiful female celebrities could be.

Someone prettier than Sang Wan Ci…… they couldn’t imagine it.

Lu Si Jiao said honestly: “She can’t beat Sang Wan Ci.”

Then she scratched her head: “They’re different.

“But in my heart, she’s very pretty, better than Sang Wan Ci!

“When she gets popular, you guys will know her, then you’ll know how charismatic she is!”

Sang Wan Ci was good-looking, insanely good-looking.

But did Sang Wan Ci make handicrafts as well as her sister?

No.

So her sister was still the best!

From today onwards, she was Lu Zhi Wei’s number 1 iron fan!

It’s useless even if God came!

The three of them looked at her, tsking.

And so, a loyal fan was born……

…

Lu Zhi Wei was utterly speechless at this topic.

Looking at Sang Wan Ci’s assistant’s attitude, it was clear their company didn’t know about this so-called exposé either.

Lu Zhi Wei: “……”

She locked the screen, rubbing her eyebrows.

What was there to post about eating instant noodles.

They even redefined the meaning of exposé.

This paparazzi Weibo must be sick in the head!

Sang Wan Ci also felt equally speechless.

But this matter dragged the unknown Lu Zhi Wei into the minds of the netizens as “Sang Wan Ci’s friend”.

And eventually, this page was flipped without much hooha.

It was normal after all, friends gathering for a meal.

At this moment, Director Guo raised her hand and indicated for the two of them to go prepare.

They kept their phones and forgot about the matter.

Now they had to shoot the little junior sister’s one and only confession scene.

According to the script, Qiao Jing wasn’t there at this moment as she was going through the dangerous plotline of “discovering the sect leader’s secret”.

The scene was completely opposite to the little junior sister’s peaceful scene.

Director Guo instructed Lu Zhi Wei and the actor for the fifth senior brother to stand in their positions, and after confirming everything was right, they started filming.

The pretext of this scene was that during the day, the little junior sister had invited Qiao Jing to meet her at Qing Yue Lake behind the hill at night.

She even strongly emphasised that Qiao Jing should come alone.

Qiao Jing asked what it was about.

The little junior sister held her hands behind her back as her eyes flickered elsewhere and she swayed, clearly uncomfortable.

After a moment, she said: “Fifth senior brother and the rest always say I’m stupid, learning the spells wrong. So I want you to help me practice in secret tonight.

“You’re more powerful than them, you’ll definitely teach me well!

“When I learn it successfully, I’ll surprise fifth senior brother and the rest so they can’t laugh at me anymore!”

Qiao Jing laughed when she heard it: “Just this?”

The little junior sister was afraid she wouldn’t believe her, nodding frantically to cover her own selfish heart, the hair ornaments bobbling along.

Qiao Jing said: “What’s the big deal about it, why did you have to think so long?”

The little junior sister kicked away a rock near her foot as she lowered her head and said softly: “I…… I was afraid you would laugh at me.”

Qiao Jing smiled and rubbed her head: “Silly girl, shijie won’t laugh at you. Don’t worry, I’ll be there.”

The little junior sister’s expression immediately became happy as she went back to her studies.

This scene had already been shot during the day.

It was a smoke bomb the scriptwriter included.

Now it was the night scene ——

Qiao Jing was busy investigating something, so she couldn’t make it and she could only ask the fifth junior brother to let the little junior sister know that she didn’t have to wait for her today.

So in this scene, there was no Qiao Jing, only the little junior sister and the fifth senior brother.

Lu Zhi Wei hugged a nice outfit in her arms as she sat on a large stone by the lake, swinging her legs.

Those were the clothes made from the fire silkworm cloth, she had specially requested for a set to be made for Qiao Jing to thank her for her constant protection and care.

When she heard footsteps behind her, she squeezed the clothes in nervousness.

“You’re not allowed to move, stand there.”

She didn’t turn around.

Because she was too shy to look straight into the eyes of the person she liked.

So she faced the pristine water, leaving her back to the person behind her.

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Her face started turning red as she bit her lip gently, lowering her eyes and looking demure.

“I actually have someone I like……”

After saying that, she got a little uneasy.

Asking for guidance was an excuse, she actually wanted to gather her courage to confess.

But she was worried that shijie would be unable to accept it and distance herself if she was too straightforward.

But she really wanted to give it a try. No matter what, she wanted to tell shijie her true feelings.

So she said: “I’m not going to tell you who it is. I’ll give you a hint, guess. Shijie is so clever, you definitely can guess who it is.

“When you figure it out, then tell me if I should confess to this person.”

She was both shy and nervous, completely not noticing the unusual silence of the person behind her.

She also didn’t care if the person behind her replied, rambling on about her feelings.

Facing the lake, facing the moon, facing this unconventional heart.

“The person I like is a disciple of the sect. Their looks are extraordinary, their bearing is elegant, and they’re as dazzling as the sun and moon.

“And this person is incredibly clever, being able to learn everything and do them well. They’re the role model of many disciples.

“Most importantly, this person treats me very well and attentively.

“And they even promised to protect me for life……”

There were seas of people who had promised to protect her.

But Qiao Jing was the only one who had hooked pinkies with her and seriously promised to protect her, and managed to do it.

She believed Qiao Jing would definitely be able to figure it out with this last sentence.

“Shijie,” she asked carefully, “have you figured it out?”

The person behind her thought seriously for a while.

Then the little junior sister heard a man say: “I can’t figure it out.”

The little junior sister stiffened.

Wait, this voice is……

She turned around violently, seeing the fifth senior brother standing near her.

The fifth senior brother was rubbing his chin: “Shimei, what sun and moon, your analogy is too exaggerated, I can’t figure it out.”

What sun and moon and stars, did liking someone need to be so flowery?

Someone like him who only practiced martial arts didn’t understand.

The little junior sister was almost in tears: “Why is it you!”

“Where’s my shijie???”

The fifth senior brother laughed: “Oh, Shijie asked me to tell you that she’s busy with something and can’t make it, don’t wait for her tonight.”

The little junior sister’s good mood had completely disappeared.

The fifth senior brother scratched his head and smiled: “Sorry shimei, I also know you have someone you like now.”

The little junior sister was on the verge of breaking down: “Why didn’t you say anything!”

The fifth senior brother said helplessly: “You told me not to move, and you kept talking, I had no way to interrupt.”

Little junior sister: “……”

The fifth senior brother got excited: “Who is it, little shimei? Shijie can know, can I know too?”

The little junior sister jumped off the rock in shame and wanted to flee this area immediately.

The fifth senior brother was too curious, following her.

Immediately, the little junior sister exploded in anger, like a kitten that was fiercely yowling but with no real threat.

“No! If you dare to tell other people, you’re dead!”

“Oh~ Can I tell shijie?”

“Shijie is fine.”

“Huh, this is preferential treatment.”

“It’s preferential treatment, what about it!”

“Ah, this little girl is so headstrong.”

A perfectly good confession was ruined like that.

The two of them bickered as they walked into the distance, until the cameras were unable to see them and Guo Hui yelled to cut.

After a few takes, Guo Hui was most satisfied with this, so the two of them wrapped up.

Lu Zhi Wei finally opened her phone and checked Weibo.

There were a few more zombie fans.

Aside from that, there were a few more likes and comments, and personal messages.

All from an ID called “Qiao Qiao Ya”.

Lu Zhi Wei didn’t have much content on her Weibo.

Because she couldn’t think of what to post, she randomly posted on some stuff she had made in her free time.

But this Qiao Qiao had liked all her posts and even left comments on each, complimenting the colour or the knitting, even saying she wanted to buy it.

In the empty comments section, Qiao Qiao’s comments were eye-catching and lively.

Lu Zhi Wei was surprised, suspicious and a little disbelieving.

—— She was actually complimented by someone.

Qiao Qiao’s personal message was simple, just one line: [Work hard, I will always support you and watch your shows!]

Lu Zhi Wei was suddenly very curious, how did this Qiao Qiao discover her.

She typed in a few words and replied.

[Lu Zhi Wei]: Thank you, but how did you know about me?

[Lu Zhi Wei]: I’m ashamed to say it, but I’m really not famous?

After a few moments, Qiao Qiao replied.

[Qiao Qiao Ya]: Mm…… I was watching a random drama while searching for inspiration, then I saw you and felt you acted quite well, so I watched all your old shows.

[Qiao Qiao Ya]: They’re all very good, there’s an improvement in each one, really!

Lu Zhi Wei was surprised and flattered.

She hadn’t expected such old shows to be re-discovered.

More than that, even someone like herself who only played a small role could get such a precious share of liking.

[Lu Zhi Wei]: Wow, thank you so much!

[Lu Zhi Wei]: It’s really surprising that even though I didn’t have many scenes, I could still be noticed and liked and affirmed!

On the other side, Lu Si Jiao rolled around on her bed.

Somehow, she didn’t feel happy seeing Lu Zhi Wei’s words.

How little were Lu Zhi Wei’s scenes in the past? Those shows all added up together didn’t have more than two hours of her.

If someone were to just watch the scenes with her in it, it didn’t require all that much time.

But there was no way to deny Lu Zhi Wei’s hard work in the show. Even her eyes shone with determination, and her acting skills improved from show to show.

But this world’s light didn’t shine on her.

She came silently and retreated off the stage silently, nobody remembering her.

Even her family members didn’t know.

Until today, her sister finally came late.

Lu Si Jiao looked at the “thank you” sticker that Lu Zhi Wei sent, and could really feel her happiness.

But the happier Lu Zhi Wei was, the sadder she was.

She couldn’t imagine how much Lu Zhi Wei must have suffered alone all these years.

But it didn’t matter.

She was here now. She saw her hard work and suffering.

She would become a younger sister for her jiejie to rely on.

[Qiao Qiao Ya]: Even small characters can shine and are worthy of being liked!

[Qiao Qiao Ya]: God will certainly not let you and your hard work down, you’ll definitely become a big celebrity!

[Qiao Qiao Ya]: When that time comes, I’ll be the fan that accompanied you on your journey!

After that, she even sent her a photo of a drawing she had done before.

The characters were intricate and beautiful, with an eye-catching art style.

[Qiao Qiao Ya]: I drew this, hope you’ll like it

As a seasoned artist, she had never revealed her identity in front of her family before.

And she had very little communication with Lu Zhi Wei in the past, who had never seen her drawings before, so she didn’t have to worry about her art style being recognised.

Lu Zhi Wei didn’t know what to say after seeing it.

She carefully saved the photo and thanked her fan.

Her eyes had turned red unknowingly.

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The feeling of being seen by others was really great.

Sang Wan Ci saw her standing there and walked over in curiosity.

As a result, she saw her red eyes and frowned as she asked: “Is someone bullying you?”

Aside from crying scenes, Sang Wan Ci had never seen Lu Zhi Wei cry before.

In everybody’s eyes, Lu Zhi Wei was like someone born to be optimistic, never crying and always happy.

Lu Zhi Wei smiled and wiped away her tears: “Nobody bullied me, I’m happy.”

Sang Wan Ci asked: “What happened?”

Lu Zhi Wei smiled radiantly.

She waved her phone as if she was showing off a treasure.

“I’m now someone who has fans that like her.”